Action verbs

Action verbs

Verbs are action or a state of being.

List of Verbs
Explained founded explored
Facilitated figured financed
Figured financed focused
Forecasted formed formulated
Founded functioned generated
Grouped helped guided
Identified illustrated improved

Comparing the action verb with the state of being verb (linking verb)

Comparing the action verb with the state of being verb (linking verb)

The first column used action verbs. In the examples, the action is obviously “run”. This is pretty self-explanatory for everybody knows that “to run” entails not only minimal action but a lot of it. In the second column, “run” may initially depict an action but if you analyze “run strong and determined”, it expresses more of a state of being. The subject “dogs” here are being described as strong and determined runners.

Adjectives

Adjectives

Adjectives: are words that modify a noun or a pronoun, by describing, identifying or quantifying words.

Sentences using adjectives
1. That guy is a sleepwalker.
2. If a man is too fat he’s ugly, don’t you think?
3. My mom had a surprise for me when I got home.
4. The yellow hair man is angry.
5. Wow! grandpa is hungry.
6. I’m very tired
7. Why are you in a hurry.