This is my 6th writing about Parts of Speech in English 101, the Verb. This is the third part of the speech that is being discussed here, after Nouns and Pronoun. A verb is a word that expresses an action or state of being. Action verb denotes an action word such as clap, tap, walk, dance, talk, jump, etc. The linking verb denotes a state of being such as am, is, was, are, or we. We also have what we call the helping verb used with the main verb to form verb phrases.
Action Verbs > show either a physical or mental action.
Examples: His plane landed at NAIA two hours ago. (physical action)
She always hopes for the best in us. (mental action)
Linking Verbs > used to connect the subject of a sentence with a noun or an adjective identifies or describes the noun or pronoun.
Helping verbs: be, been have, has, had
do, does, did will, would
shall, should can, could
may, might must
* some words seem to look like an action verb but are used in a sentence as a linking verb.
Examples:
appear get remain sound
become grow seem stay
feel look smell taste
How do distinguish action words used as linking verbs?
>> Try to replace the word with the actual linking verb, if the thought of the sentence does not lose its sense, it means it is a linking verb,
Examples: The baby feels agitated when he arrived.
*The baby is agitated when he arrived.
(the word 'feels' is a linking verb)
The baby feels the drop of water on his face that made him laugh.
*The baby is the drop of water on his face that made him laugh.
(the word 'feels' is an action verb here since when we replace the actual linking verb, it does lose its sense)
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Examples: His plane landed at NAIA two hours ago. (physical action)
She always hopes for the best in us. (mental action)
Linking Verbs > used to connect the subject of a sentence with a noun or an adjective identifies or describes the noun or pronoun.
Helping verbs: be, been have, has, had
do, does, did will, would
shall, should can, could
may, might must
* some words seem to look like an action verb but are used in a sentence as a linking verb.
Examples:
appear get remain sound
become grow seem stay
feel look smell taste
How do distinguish action words used as linking verbs?
>> Try to replace the word with the actual linking verb, if the thought of the sentence does not lose its sense, it means it is a linking verb,
Examples: The baby feels agitated when he arrived.
*The baby is agitated when he arrived.
(the word 'feels' is a linking verb)
The baby feels the drop of water on his face that made him laugh.
*The baby is the drop of water on his face that made him laugh.
(the word 'feels' is an action verb here since when we replace the actual linking verb, it does lose its sense)
