Action and Linking Verbs

Action verbs

. An action verb is a verb that tells what action someone of something is

performing. Sometimes the action is something you can see; sometimes the verbs express

mental actions (for example: forget, believe, think).

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Hank painted the tool shed.

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The parakeet swings back and forth in its cage.

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Jefferson thought about the problem.

Linking verbs

. A linking verb is a verb that connects its subject with a word at or near the end

of the sentence.

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Victoria was Queen from 1837 to 1901.

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The feverish child is miserable.

The most common linking verb is

be*. Other verbs that can act as linking verbs include

appear, become**, come, feel, grow, keep, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste,

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