Hesi Grammar: VERBS Flashcards
Shows the subject’s movement or hte movement that has been done to the subject.
Verb
A verb whose action (ex drive, run, jump) points to a receiver (ex. car, dog, kangaroo).
Ex. He plays the piano. The piano was played by him.
Transitive verb
Do not point to a receiver of an action. Action of the verb does not point to a subject or object.
Ex. He plays. John writes.
Intransitive
they tell of an action like sweat, crawl, throw, laugh, and so on. Shows what the subject is doing in a sentence.
Ex. He sings. Run! I talk with him every day. She reads.
action verb
connect or “link” a sentence’s subject to all the other details pertaining to the subject. A linking verb does not describe an action. Link a subject with an adjective. Not able to complete a sentence.
Linking verb
What linking verb is this?
This includes words like were, was, is, are, am, to be, is being, was being, are being, have been, has been, and had been.
The state of being
What linking verb is this?
This includes words like will become, will have become, to become, become, becomes, has become, became, have become, had become, and so on.
The state of becoming
What linking verb is this?
This includes words like had seemed, have seemed, has seemed, to seem, seems, seemed, seemed, was seeming, were seeming, is seeming, are seeming, and will seem.
The state of seeming
How to distinguish linking verb from an action verb?
The easiest way to distinguish a linking verb from an action verb is to insert the word “is” in place of said verb. If the sentence is still understandable, then more than likely you are dealing with a linking verb
Ex:
The man grew angry.
Now, grow is one of those words that can have more than one meaning. It could be talking about a plant growing, or something becoming. In this sentence, grew means “became.” So, the man became angry. Now, remember became is one of our words that is always a linking verb, so we have our answer. We could also check this by plugging in is in place of grew: “The man is angry.” It still makes sense!
Look at this example:
This summer, Maria grew watermelon in her garden.
In this sentence, grew is being used as an action verb. Replacing grew with is in this sentence would make the sentence very confusing, and not make any sense, “This summer, Maria is watermelon in her garden.”
