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What is a verb?
Most verbs are action
words. They tell you
what someone or
something does. Walk,
shout, fly, listen, and
sleep are all action
verbs. Can you think
of others?
He could dance.
He could sing.
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score a home run,
He could swing, hit, slide,
juggle fruit just for fun.
ride a bike, climb a tree,
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Wow,
you’re tiny!
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imagine, explore,
He could read, write, dream,
swim, cook, paint,
and much, much more.
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Some verbs are not action words. A linking verb describes a condition.
Was and is are examples of linking verbs: Herb was bored. It is late.
How important are verbs? Just try writing a sentence without one! You
cannot write a sentence without a verb. Verbs great! makes no sense.
Verbs are great! makes sense because it includes the verb are.
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