hi i'm ashley and this is my friend mia
in this video we're going to learn more about verbs you ready let's go
you may already know that verbs are usually used to describe an action but they can also describe
a state of being or an occurrence let's take a look at some examples to see what i mean
so an action verb is something that a noun does right
in these sentences let's think what did the noun do let's read the first sentence together
he jumped over the fence who is the sentence all about he nice job and what did he do
he jumped perfect okay next one read with me she hopped up and down who was this one about she
and what did she do she hopped great now let's read the third one together
the dog licked the ice cream off the ground this sentence is about the dog right
and the dog did what it looked nice job jumped hopped and licked are all action verbs
a state of being verb tells when where or how something or someone exists in the first sentence
he is happy is is the verb in the second sentence it loves apples loves is the verb
in the third sentence i am a child am is the verb this is just a part of who they are
a linking verb is a verb that describes a state of being
connects adjectives to the subject in a sentence and connects nouns to the subject in this sentence
some examples of linking verbs are is are were been am was
an occurrence is something that will happen or take place in the sentence he became a doctor
became as the verb this is something that took place in the sentence she became upset
again we have became as the occurrence verb let's read that last one she became
a teacher and what's that verb became good job did you notice there is only one occurrence verb
became all right let's practice help me name the types of verbs we have here
jane became a nurse which word is the verb did you guess became good job and what kind of verb is it
became is an occurrence verb next one he is sad hmm
did you guess is that's right and what kind of verb is it
is this a linking verb one more he opened the door
did you pick open you got it opened is what kind of verb action great job
remember that a verb describes an action
state of being or occurrence now you are ready to master the quiz and remember to always be clever