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| The nervous students waited for their first class to begin. |
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Waited
Even if you take away all describing words, the subject and verb always remain.
"The students waited for their class to begin. |
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| Yesterday, I went to lunch with my best friend. |
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Went
A verb is the only word that can be changed from present, past, or future tense. If you think you found your verb, see if its tense can be changed.
example: I run three days a week.
since run can change to ran or will run, it is the verb |
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| I can't remember where I left my purse. |
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Remember
A verb can either perform a physical or mental action. |
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| I was late to work today. |
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Was
This an example of a linking verb. In the absense of an action verb, there will be a linking verb to join the subject with a word that follows. |
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| The dog always smells strangers hands before getting close to them. |
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Smells
Sensing words such as taste, hear, see, and smell are verbs. |
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| We were at the college for graduation. |
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| I went to the store for bread. |
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| The scared tigers at the zoo hid in their cave. |
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| The students are late to class. |
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| I will be in the parking lot. |
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| I feel as though my math class was reallyhard. |
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