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This document defines verbs and discusses how to identify and use them. It explains that a verb describes an action, state or occurrence. Verbs can be identified by using tricks like "I ran" or "You said." There are different types of verbs including action, transitive, intransitive, helping and linking verbs. Action verbs express an action, transitive verbs have a direct object, and intransitive verbs do not. Helping verbs provide more information about the subject and linking verbs connect the subject to a description.
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Writing Elements
A Quick Guide to Grammar and Usage
Timothy P. Goss and Sabrina M. Goss
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Using this Guide
Before we get started, you should note that this guide is, in no way, a comprehensive exploration
of grammar and usage. Many guides are available that will provide a much richer and fuller
understanding of the components of language usage. Instead, this guide has been designed to
help you, in a quick and efficient way, avoid some of the more common errors people make in
their writing.
It is a good idea to review this entire guide several times until the information becomes second-
nature. Having a good grasp on the basic rules of grammar and usage will make a big difference
in how your writing will be received in your academic and professional careers. It may even help
your love life, but probably not really help you teach your dog how to say, “Fiddlesticks” (every
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Enjoy this journey.
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Table of Contents
Clarity and Style:
1. Parts of Speech 3
2. Verbs and Verbals 4
3. Commonly Misused Words 5
4. Point of View: First, Second, and Third Person 6
5. Past and Present Tenses 6
6. Clichés 7
7. Sexist Language 7
8. Slang/Jargon 8
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2. Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement 9
3. Sentence Fragments 9
4. Run-On Sentences 10
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Parts of Speech
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- 3. What is a Verb? A verb is a word in which is used to describe an action, state, or occurrence. Example: The athlete ran towards the finish line. The verb in this sentence is ran.
- 4. How Can I Identify a Verb? Besides simply being able to point out the verb due to it being an action, state or occurrence, you can also use this trick to find the verb in the sentence. I ran. You said. He left.
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- 9. Helping Verbs Helping verbs are used before an action verb or a linking verb. Like their name suggests, they help give more information to the subject. EXAMPLE: Camille might leave for class a few minutes earlier. Might is the helping verb and leave is an action verb.
- 10. Linking Verbs Linking verbs are used to connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective in order to describe the subject. EXAMPLE: Damon was a lawyer. The verb is was. Was links Damon to the subject lawyer.
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