Parts of Speech - Verbs
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Verb | expresses action or state of being |
| Verb example | want, pounce, jump, is, am, running, laughing |
| Action verb | physical or mental activity |
| Action verb example | want, remember, dash, throw. The owls HOOTED all night. I BELIEVE you. |
| Linking verbs | links subject to a description. subject---linking verb---description |
| Linking verb example | Amy(subject) looked (linking verb) pale (description). |
| Forms of "be" | am, is, are, was, were, been, be |
| Common linking verbs | appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn |
| Helping verbs | helps the main verb express action or state of being |
| Helping verb example | Kansas HAS BEEN (h. verb) named (main verb) the Sunflower State. |
| Helping verb words | C- can, could H- has, has, had A- am, are D- do, does, did B- be, been, being S- shall, should W-was, were, will, would I-is M-may, might, must |
| Verb phrase | helping & main verbs close together |
| Transitive verbs | expresses an action directed towards a person, place, thing, or idea (noun/pronoun) and answers the question "WHAT?" |
| Transitive verb example | Derrick GREETED the visitors. Derrick greeted (what?) the visitors. |
| Intransitive verbs | expresses ab action that does NOT pass on to a receiver or an object (no noun behind the verb) and answers the questions "WHERE?," "WHEN," "WHY?" and "HOW?" |
| Intransitive verb example | Last night we ATE on the patio. Last night we ate (where?) on the patio. The train STOPPED. (no noun behind the verb) |
| Adverbs | Describes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Answers the questions where, when, how, to what extent, how much? Many end in -ly |
| Common adverbs | away, clearly, later, always, almost, quiet, here, now,easily, usually, slowly, there, tomorrow, too, more, not, very, soon, then |
| Pre(position) | word that shows the relationship of a noun/pronoun to another word. Use the following sentence, if it makes sense if it is a preposition: A bee flies _______ the bottle. |
| Common prepositions | aboard, form, across, along, before, under, beneath, beyond, for, on ,out, by, off, from, over, as, toward, behind, past, except, about, above, instead, next to, behind, below, since, with, in, of, at, up |
| Prepositional phrase | can consist of: preposition, noun/pronoun, modifiers. Sentences will still make sense without the prepositional phrase. |
| Prepositional phrase example | The coat on the chair is mine. The chair is mine. (sentence makes sense when on the chair is taken out.) ex: over the hill, during lunch, behind the door, on the table |
| Conjunctions | word that joins words or word groups (clauses/phrases) |
| Conjunction example | I really wanted pizza and cookies for dinner, BUT instead I had a chicken salad and fruit. |
| Coordinating Conjunction | joins words or word groups used in the same way using FANBOYS |
| FANBOYS | F-for A-and N-nor B-but O-or Y-yet S- so (I,cI) |
| Correlative Conjunctions | paired conjunctions that link balanced words, phrases, and clauses |
| Correlative conjunction examples | NOT ONLY do I like chocolate chips cookies, BUT I ALSO like peanut butter cookies. both/,and, not only/but also, whether/or, either/or, neither/nor, just as/so, only/but also |
| Subordinating conjunctions | introduces an adverb clause (ID) (D,I) |
| Subordinating conjunction example | Ted went swimming although it was raining. or Although it was raining, Ted went swimming |
| Interjections | a word that expresses emotion. are set apart by a comma or an exclamation point. |
| Interjection example | wow, oops, yikes, hurray, oh, oops, well, aha |
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