Grammar Unit 3_Verb vocabulary

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Action Verb (AV)

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Tells what the subject does or has.

Dave jumped over the fence.

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Direct object (DO)

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Answers the question 'what/whom' after the verb.

Mr. Vogan ate a cheeseburger.

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Indirect object (IO)

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Answers the question 'to/for whom' after the DO.

Cindy-Lou Who gave the Grinch a gift.

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Linking Verb (LV)

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Connects (links) the subject to a word to tell what the subject is or is like.

Popcorn is a salty treat.

Popcorn is delicious.

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Common Linking Verbs

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be, am, is, are, was, were, appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn.

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Predicate Noun (PN)

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A noun in the predicate that is connected to the subject of the sentence; the word that tells what the subject is.

Popcorn is a salty treat.

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Predicate Adjective (PA)

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An adjective in the predicate that is connected to the subject of the sentence; it describes what the subject is like.

Popcorn is delicious.

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Helping Verb

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A verb that helps the main verb express an action or make a statement; always comes before the main verb.

I will brush my teeth before my dentist appointment today.

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Common Helping Verbs

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will, shall, am, are, is, was, were, have, has, had.

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Present tense

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Describes an action that happens regularly or expresses a general truth.

We visit my grandmother on Sundays.