Verbs: Action and Linking Verbs Quiz

Verbs

Action Verbs

• Definition: Verbs that express physical or mental actions.
• Types:
  • Physical Action Verbs: Describe observable actions.
    • Examples: run, jump, eat, write.
  • Mental Action Verbs: Indicate cognitive processes.
    • Examples: think, believe, consider, remember.
• Functions in Sentences:
  • Show what the subject is doing.
  • Can be transitive (require a direct object) or intransitive (do not require a direct object).
  • Example:
    • Transitive: She kicked the ball.
    • Intransitive: He sleeps.

Linking Verbs

• Definition: Verbs that connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement (often a noun or adjective).
• Main Linking Verbs:
  • Be (is, are, was, were)
  • Become
  • Seem
• Functions in Sentences:
  • Explain or identify the subject.
  • Description: Help to describe a state of being or condition.
  • Example:
    • She is a doctor. (linking "is" to the noun "doctor")
    • The soup tastes delicious. (linking "tastes" to the adjective "delicious")

Action Verbs

• Express physical or mental actions.
• Physical action verbs describe observable actions.
  • Examples: run, jump, eat, write
• Mental action verbs indicate cognitive processes.
  • Examples: think, believe, consider, remember
• Show what the subject is doing.
• They can be transitive (require a direct object) or intransitive (do not require a direct object).
  • Transitive example: She kicked the ball.
  • Intransitive example: He sleeps.

Linking Verbs

• Connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement.
• Subject complement is often a noun or adjective.
• Main linking verbs:
  • Be (is, are, was, were)
  • Become
  • Seem
• Explain or identify the subject.
• Help to describe a state of being or condition.
  • Example: She is a doctor. (links "is" to the noun "doctor")
  • Example: The soup tastes delicious. (links "tastes" to the adjective "delicious")