verb Flashcards

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verb

A

A word or group of words that expresses time while showing an action, a condition, or the fact that something exists

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action verb

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tells what action someone or something is performing.

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linking verb

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verb that connects its subject with a noun, pronoun, or adjective that identifies or describes the subject.

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conditional linking verb

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appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn

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5
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transitive verb

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A transitive verb directs action toward someone or something named in the sentence

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intransitive verb

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An intransitive verb does not direct action toward anyone or anything named in the same sentence.

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verb phrase

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A verb phrase consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.

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interpreted verb phrase

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separation of main verb and helping verb with interrupter

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helping verb

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am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been, do, does, did, has, have, had, may, might, must, can, could, shall, would, will, would

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10
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test for transitive or intransitive

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was something ___

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test for linking or action

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can the word subtitle with is or are and make sense?

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