Verbs are the words in a sentence that describe the action of a sentence or that introduce the condition or state

of someone or something in the sentence. Action: Anna throws the ball. Introduction of a condition: Trent is very sick. There are many action verbs. Those that can have a direct object are often called transitive verbs. Here is a list of some commonly used transitive verbs. Note that they can be used with a direct object. Transitive Verbs Used in a Sentence buy He buys a newspaper. carry I am carrying the child. find Can you find the book? help She helps us. like I dont like cabbage. lose Dont lose your money. read She is reading a book. pull The dentist pulled the tooth. push The boy pushes the cart. sell I am selling my car. speak Father speaks Spanish. write We are writing some postcards. understand Do you understand me? Intransitive verbs are not followed by a direct object. They often show a movement to a place and are sometimes followed by a prepositional phrase. Following is a list of some commonly used intransitive verbs: Intransitive Verbs Used in a Sentence come Can you come to the party? crawl The baby crawls on the floor. drive We are driving fast. fly I flew here from Paris. go Are you going home? hurry We hurry to the window. jump Peter jumps from the roof. ride I am riding in his car. run The girls run past the school. sail We are sailing to Europe. travel Do you want to travel with us? walk I walk out of the theater. Still other verbs introduce the condition or state of someone or something. They do not take a direct object and are most often followed by an adjective. These verbs are usually called linking verbs. Here are some commonly used linking verbs:

Linking Verbs Used in a Sentence appear The boy appears quite well. be I am hungry. become The weather becomes bad. feel It feels hot. grow The dog is growing weak. look She looks unhappy. seem The coat seems too small for you. smell The pizza smells good. sound The music sounds awful. taste The popcorn tastes salty. Careful! Some of the linking verbs have a second usage. They can be used as transitive verbs. Look at these examples: Linking Verb: His skin feels hot. (hot _ adjective) Transitive Verb: He feels a sharp pain. (a sharp pain _ direct object) Linking Verb: The sky grows cloudy. (adjective) Transitive Verb: We grow vegetables. (direct object) Linking Verb: That smells beautiful. (adjective) Transitive Verb: She smells the flowers. (direct object) Linking Verb: My coffee tastes bitter. (adjective) Transitive Verb: Risa tasted the ice cream. (direct object)