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Linking verbs continued. Let's take a look at how these verbs can be linking and action. Example 2: They sounded the alarm. Subject: They Verb: sounded Let's run the verb through the action verb test frame. Can you __sound__? (yes) Let's run the verb through the linking verb test frame. • They are the alarm. • They are not the alarm. The linking verb test does not work. Sound is an action verb. *REMEMBER: Linking verbs will link or equate the subject to a noun phrase or an adjective in the predicate! To determine if a verb is either linking or action run the verb through both test frames. ACTION Can you______________? Insert verb in blank. If you can answer yes, the verb is an action verb. LINKING Replace the verb with is or are If the sentence makes sense, you probably have a linking verb. These test frames are not 100% accurate, but they do increase your chances of determining verb types greatly! STAY FOCUSED AND THINK!!! III. DIRECT OBJECTS (more work with action verbs) Sometimes when a verb "expresses" action, something or someone "receives" that action. The who or what that receives the action is called a direct object. The verb that "sends" the action to a noun or a pronoun is called a transitive verb. Hipskind Verb Notes, 2 of 4 Grammar Studies 5/05
TRANSITIVE VERBS REQUIRE DIRECT OBJECTS! Example 1: Mary hit the ball. Subject: Mary Transitive Verb: hit Let's run the verb through the action test frame. Can you __hit__? (yes) An action verb is either transitive or intransitive. Remember transitive verbs require direct objects. Here is the DIRECT OBJECT test frame: _____________________ (insert verb here) what? whom? Insert the verb and ask whom or what. If you can answer the verb with a noun or a pronoun, you have a direct object. Example 2: Mary hit the ball. hit what? ball Here, ball is the direct object. The word "hit" is a transitive verb. Remember always mark off prepositional phrases first so they will not be used as any other part of a sentence. Example 3: Mary swims in the pool. Prepositional phrase: in the pool Subject: Mary Verb: swims Can you __swim__? (yes) Now test to see if you have a direct object. swim what? swim whom? There is no noun or pronoun to answer the questions. Here, "swims" is intransitive. The verb does not "send" action to a noun or pronoun! We now know how to test verbs for action, and we know that transitive verbs require direct objects! We also know how to test for linking verbs. Now we will learn about linking verb complements. IV. Linking Verb Complements Linking verb complements are either noun phrases or adjectives that name or describe the subject of a sentence. REMEMBER: 1. A Linking Verb is like an equal (=) sign! 2. The subject will equal the linking verb complement! 3. Linking verbs have no action Hipskind Verb Notes, 3 of 4 Grammar Studies 5/05
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