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Action Verbs Express an action Sometimes the action cannot be seen . EXAMPLES

Action Verbs Express an action Sometimes the action cannot be seen . EXAMPLES A fire at the top provided light. The lighthouse stood for a hundred years. He thought about something funny. (You cannot see someone thinking, but it is still an action that you could DO.).

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Action Verbs Express an action Sometimes the action cannot be seen . EXAMPLES

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  1. Action Verbs Express an action Sometimes the action cannot be seen. EXAMPLES A fire at the top provided light. The lighthouse stood for a hundred years. He thought about something funny. (You cannot see someone thinking, but it is still an action that you could DO.)

  2. State that something exists Link the subject with a description EXAMPLES Rhodes is an island. The flowers on the balcony looked beautiful. The author remains unknown. Linking Verbs

  3. Forms of Be: Common Linking Verbs

  4. Other Linking Verbs Some of these can be either an action or a linking verb. To decide, try replacing the verb with a form of IS. Also, ask yourself: “Is the subject actually doing something?” If the answer is “no,” then it is probably a linking verb.

  5. The flowers on the balcony looked beautiful. The flowers on the balcony were beautiful. The author remains unknown. The author is unknown

  6. Action or Linking? The seal pond smells fishy The seal pond is fishy. (Connects pond to a description) The bear smells its food. The bear is its food. Doesn’t make sense – must be action The bear is doing something – must be action

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