What is a verb? It’s one of the eight parts of speech! Continue reading to learn about different kinds of verbs, including action and linking.
Verbs Quick Quiz
More Examples
Hikers climb mountains for many reasons. Some improve their physical fitness. Others learn about the environment. No matter the reason, hikers practice patience and persistence when they scale any mountain range.
Climb, improve, learn, practice, and scale are action verbs because they express something that someone or something can do. However, these are different from linking verbs, which do not express an action.
More Examples of Linking vs. Action Verbs
Hikers look happiest when they summit a mountain.
Hikers are happiest? Yes, that makes sense! This is a linking verb.
John looks out his window every morning to watch the sunrise.
John is a window? Nope! That doesn’t make sense. This is an action verb.
In addition to tense, verbs have a voice; it is either active or passive. Read more about active and passive voice here.
More Verbs!
Need a refresher on verbs? Check out this quick review!
Adapted from the Parts of Speech Review Review & Notes Presentation
Parts of Speech
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