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Action words are called verbs . A verb describes an action, a fact and a
possession.
Read the following examples:
The boy sings .
Manik laughs .
All the coloured words are verbs. These kind of verbs are called main verbs .
Read the following examples:
1. Tarini screamed when she saw the lion.
2. Appu runs very fast.
In the above sentences, the coloured words are main verbs.
Verbs that connect the subject to a noun or an adjective are called linking
verbs.
Read the following examples:
1. The magician was clever.
2. The dog very cute.is
Some verbs are used before the main verbs to tell more about the action.
They are called helping verbs .
The most commonly used helping verbs are:
is am are was
were can will has
had have could may
Read the following examples:
1. Karuna is enjoying the rain.
2. I will write a letter to my mother.
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