| A | B |
|---|
| action verb | tells what action someone or something is performing |
| mental action | cannot be seen |
| visible action | can be seen |
| transitive verb | directs action toward someone or something else |
| intransitive verb | does not direct action toward someone or something else |
| linking verb | connects a word at or near the beginning of a sentence with a word at or near the end |
| be | the most common linking verb |
| transitive verb | will answer who? or what? takes the action of the verb |
| helping verb | can be added to another verb |
| verb phrase | created when you have a verb plus a helping verb |
