Verbs
What Is a Verb? A verb is the part of speech that expresses action or state of being. Examples: There are two types of verbs: action verbs (ran, jumped) and linking verbs (is, was). A linking verb is also called a verb of being. A transitive verb has an object, while an intransitive verb does not have an
object. A verb phrase is made up of a verb and one or more helping verbs. Read More...
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Language Standards
Conventions of Standard English
Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. [L.7.1]
Demonstrate knowledge of subject-verb agreement when interrupted by a prepositional phrase, with inverted word order, with indefinite pronouns as subjects, compound subjects joined by correlative and coordinating conjunctions, and collective nouns when verb form depends on the rest of the sentence.