![]() ![]() If that's hard to wrap your head around, a synonym for is in this case is exists. It doesn't transfer its action to anyone or anything. In our example sentence, is is an intransitive complete verb. ![]() ( In- is a prefix that means not, so you can think of the word intransitive as meaning not transitive or not transferring.) It's helpful to learn about this in the context of other action verbs, so be sure to check out the lesson on action verbs or this lesson on verbs if you'd like to understand this stuff a little better. Intransitive complete verbs show action, and they don't transfer their action to anyone or anything. (I'll teach you about all three of them in our Get Smart Grammar Program.)įor the purposes of this lesson, we'll just look at one of these types of action verbs: intransitive complete verbs. You guessed it-action verbs show action, and they do so in three different ways. Introducing Linking Verbs Introducing Linking Verbs uses video imagery and voice over to differentiate between the purpose of action verbs and linking verbs. There is another category of verbs: action verbs. The complement to which the subject is linked can be either an adjective that describes the subject, called a predicate adjective, or a noun that describes the subject called a predicate noun. You already know that linking verbs link the subject of the sentence with a noun that renames it or an adjective that describes it. Linking verbs can describe a state of being, a result of something, or even one of the five senses. Are you ready to learn about it? Great! Here's the scoop: ![]()
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