Helping and Linking Verbs

These flashcards cover key terms and definitions related to helping and linking verbs, action verbs, and sentence structure as discussed in the lecture.

Helping Verbs

Verbs that support the main verb, indicating tense or mood, and always appear before it.

Linking Verbs

Verbs that connect the subject to a descriptor, often in the form of 'to be'.

Linking Verb Exceptions

Linking verbs that provide more description, often using the five senses.

Forms of 'To Be'

The various forms of the verb 'to be': am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been.

Action Verbs

Verbs that demonstrate what the subject is doing.

Simple Sentences

Sentences that contain only one main verb, which can be either linking or action.

Helping Verb Examples

Common helping verbs include: could, should, have, shall, would, may, might, will.

Five Senses Linking Verbs

Linking verbs that describe how something appears or feels, involving senses like looks, sounds, feels, etc.

Subject of a Sentence

The noun or pronoun that performs the action or is described in a sentence.

Verb Phrase

A series of verbs where the main verb is typically the last one.

Run

Action Verb

Seems

Linking Verb

Jump

Action Verb

Become

Linking Verb

Am

Linking Verb

Smells

Linking Verb

Think

Action Verb

Looks

Linking Verb

Drive

Action Verb

Sounds

Linking Verb