Action or Linking Verbs
Do you like garlic as seasoning?
like- action
Two loggers raced up two trees.
Preposition- connects trees and raced
I have invited five other friends of mine.
Have invited- transitive
Waves splashed _________.
below the dock, onto my feet, next to the boat, around the chair, etc.
A word that describes an action, state of being, or occurrence
Verb
Two tiny kittens lay in Olivia’s lap.
Lay- action
Throw the ball up, and then hit it.
Adverb- modifies the verb throw
We will be eating some great things.
Will be eating- transitive
The sunset _____ was beautiful.
outside the window, over the hills, in the sky, etc.
a word that helps the main verb express an action or a state of being
One of the hammers was new.
was- linking
Excuse me. May I get by?
Adverb- modifies the work get
I planned some games with my mother.
Planned- transitive
Seagulls squawked and flew _______.
over my head, into the horizon, below the clouds, etc.
A word that links or connects the subject with a noun, pronoun, or adjective in the predicate
Linking Verb
Blackberries in breakfast muffins taste very good.
Taste-linking
Will you get that book down for me, please?
Adverb (modifies the verb get)
A magician may perform for us, too.
Perform- intransitive
We found pieces ______.
Next to the sand castle, around the dock, with the rocks, etc.
an action verb that expresses an action directed toward a person, place or thing- has a direct object that receives the action
Transitive Verb
You can be a leader for the group.
Can be- Linking
I walked down the stairs.
Preposition- connects walked and stairs
You will come, right?
Come- intransitive
_____, it was time to go back home.
After we ate supper, Before we could jump in again, Once we dried off, etc.
a verb that does not direct an action toward a receiver or object- expresses an action or tells something about the subject
Intransitive Verb