* Action Verbs: These verbs describe what the subject is doing (e.g., "The dog ran.").
* State of Being Verbs: These verbs describe the subject's condition or state (e.g., "She is happy.").
* Helping Verbs: These verbs work with other verbs to express different tenses, moods, and aspects (e.g., "He will be going.").
Think of it this way:
* Subject: Who or what is the sentence about? (e.g., "The dog")
* Verb: What does the subject do or is? (e.g., "ran")
The verb tells us what the subject is doing, feeling, thinking, or being. It's the action or state of being that the subject is involved in.
Examples:
* The bird sings. (The verb "sings" tells us what the bird does.)
* The book is old. (The verb "is" tells us the state of the book.)
* He might be leaving. (The verb "might be leaving" tells us about a possibility.)
Let me know if you have any more questions about verbs and sentences!