whats the difference between a verb and an action verb?

Question

can you give examples of action verbs ?

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Answer 1

An action verb describes an action. In the previous sentence, "describes" is the action verb, because it tells what the direct object ("an action") is doing. Action verbs generally describe any movement and have tenses: past, present, and future. Generally the past tense is created by putting on an "ed" ending. For example: "I stopped the car quickly to avoid an accident."

Helping verbs are inactive and don't describe actions. These can also be called "state of being verbs" and include words like: is, was, should, would, shall, has, had, been, does, etc. They often have unusual tenses, ie; is (present) was (past) will be (future) as opposed to tacking on an "-ed" to make the past tense.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

There are 3 kinds of verbs; the vast majority are action verbs; there is an important list of state of being verbs, and a small handful are considered linking verbs.

ACTION verbs: something takes place (eat, sleep, think, pause, write, know, etc.)

BEING verbs: am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been, may, might, can, could, should

Being verbs often equate one concept with another; i.e., a=b: a cat IS an animal. The others 'help’ the main verb to have complete meaning: we MIGHT go; you MAY come

LINKING verbs link a noun or idea to another and can be being verbs or the following: appear, become, feel (not the touching way), got (as in became), grow (as in become), look (as in 'appear'; the other definition is an action), prove (as in 'turns out to be'), seem, smell, remain, sounds (not as in to make a noise with something), stay, turn (as in 'become')

Memorize the short list of linking verbs for your own use and distinction; they link one idea to another: we FEEL tired; you LOOK nauseated

Linking verbs MUST be followed by a complement (often an adjective, but sometimes a noun) in order to make the sentence complete.

Answer 4

Verbs are any word that indicates state is existence. Actions verbs show action like it says. A verb would be: is, was, would any other form of the verb "to be".

Action verbs are anything that show action. anything, like jump, shoot, yell, talk, scream, cry, climb, stop, drive, study, eat, chew, type, ask..so on

Answer 5

Action verbs, as the name reveals, express actions. I study is an action verb. A verb is a part of speech that usually denotes action "bring", "read"

Answer 6

a verb connects the noun to the adjective.........................i.. am sad....................I ....is the noun......sad................is the adjective.............do u see the connection process?.....................a action verb is just what it says it is...........ACTION..............examples are....walking...........running.........jumping........usually action verbs are very visual.....use that as a key in deciding the difference..........can u visualize me being sad or is it easier for u to see me jumping.........action verbs are more concrete in a visual way

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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