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What is a verb?

A verb is a word that tells what someone or something does or is.

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Examples

  • The frog jumps into the pond.
  • We eat lunch at noon.
  • My hands are cold.

Tip: Ask what is happening in the sentence. The word that answers is the verb.

Try three

  1. Which word is a verb: table, run, happy?

    Show the answer and why
    Answer: run
    Run is something you do. A table is a thing and happy describes.

  2. Find the verb: The baby sleeps in the crib.

    Show the answer and why
    Answer: sleeps
    Sleeps tells what the baby does.

  3. Find the verb: Birds fly south in the fall.

    Show the answer and why
    Answer: fly
    Fly tells what the birds do.

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