Verbs

1. Action

1.1. Transitive

1.1.1. Has a direct receiver of the action

1.1.2. Ex. Tim kicked the ball

1.2. Intransitive

1.2.1. Receiver is a passive element.

1.2.2. Ex. The boy went in the bedroom.

2. Can have a P.N. / P. A

2.1. Don't forget about the = sign trick!

3. State of Being

3.1. am

3.2. is

3.3. are

3.4. were

3.5. be

3.6. being

3.7. been

3.8. was

4. Linking

4.1. taste, feel, smell, sound, look, appear, become, seem, grow, remain, stay

4.2. MUST look at the words/phrases directly after the verb!

4.3. These verbs do NOT show action- be careful.