| Verbs & Helping Verbs ................... & complete verbs | |
| A verb shows ... action or being. | |
| Action verbs = swim, talk, realize, run, kayak, grow, growl, laugh, wander, daydream, yell, kiss, hug, slug, march, shrink, eat, create, and hundreds more! |
A being verb must be one of the following 8:
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| How many can you name? | Can you name all 8 with your eyes closed? |
| Sometimes, action verbs need helpers. | a helper can be a "being" verb |
| Visit this action verb site. | Take the helping verb test here. |
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action verb together with a being verb = a COMPLETE verb ! |
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| Take the complete verb test here. | |
Prepared by your librarians.
Glens Falls City Schools.
Sept. 2006