| A | B |
|---|
| action verb | a word that expresses action and tells what the subject does or has. |
| verb transitive | an action verb with a direct object after it and is labeled v-t. |
| direct object | a noun or pronoun that follows an action verb and answers "what" or "whom." |
| indirect object | a noun or pronoun that follows an action verb and comes before the direct object that tells "to whom" or "for whom" something is done. |
| linking verb | a word that connects the subject of the sentence with a word in the predicate that describes or identifies the subject. Tells what the subject "is" or "is like." |
| predicate noun | a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb that means the same thing as the subject. |
| predicate adjective | an adjective that follows a linking verb that modifies or describes the subject. |
| predicate nominative | means the same thing as predicate noun |
| TO BE linking verbs and phrases | am, is, are, was, were,be, being, been |
| sense verbs-linking verbs | taste,feel,sound,smell, looks |
| GRABS verbs | grow, remain,appear,become, seem, stay, + turn |
| PrN | abbreviation for predicate noun |
| PA | abbreviation for predicate adjective |
| IO | abbreviation for indirect object |
| DO | abbreviation for direct object |
| LV | abbreviation for linking verb |
| v-t | abbreviation for verb transitive |
| intransitive verb | an action verb that does NOT have a direct object after it |
| Can you_____ anything? | question to ask to see if the word following a BE verb is part of the verb or not. |
| complement | a word that follows the verb that completes the meaning of the sentence. |
