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Appendix C: Tables at a Glance

Verbs

A verb is a word that shows action, expresses a state of being, links a word to the subject, or helps another
verb. There are two main types of verbs: 1) action and 2) linking.

MAIN VERBS
Action Verbs Linking Verbs
Transitive Intransitive
Active Passive No Voice
Voice Voice

Linking Verbs
am were * taste * look
is be * feel * appear
are being * smell become
was been * sound seem

Helping Verbs
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
am were have do shall may can
is be has does will might could
are being had did should must
was been would

Pronouns

Kinds of Pronouns

Personal used to refer to the speaker... I, me, we, us, my, mine, our,
st
(called 1 person pronouns) ours
used to refer to the person spoken to... you, your, yours
(called 2 person pronouns)
nd
he, she, it, they, him, her,
used to refer to the person spoken about... them, his, hers, its, their,
(called 3 person pronouns) theirs
rd

Interrogative used to ask a question who, whom, whose, which,
what

Demonstrative used to point out the person or thing referred to this, that, these, those

Relative used to introduce dependent clauses who, whom, whose, which,
that

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