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Action verbs express the action, often physical action,
that the subject does.

Non-Action Verbs
I think...

Here are three examples of non-action verbs: to think, to look,
and to understand.

Non-action verbs tell about states of mind or senses.
They do not express physical action.

Linking Verbs

You learned about linking verbs in Chapter 1, Nouns.
Linking verbs convey a state of being.
They link the subject of a sentence with a word
that renames or describes the subject.

A State of Being

I am
the winner.

Susan is The pool is warm. Mr. Smith is the
the winner. manager of the pool.

While the most common linking verb is to be, there are other
linking verbs you will need to know, such as to appear, to
become, to feel, to grow, to look, and to taste.

To be is the most important linking verb. In this chapter, the
following forms of the verb to be appear in examples: am, are,
is, was, and were.
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