\n(Also called auxiliary verbs)<\/th>
\n(Also called state of being verbs)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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\nThe Simplest Fact in all of Grammar:<\/strong> There are just 23 helping verbs. Memorize them.
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\n** Please see the Irregular Verb blog post to understand the verb column system I use for making sense of verb suffixes, verb inflections, and verb tenses.<\/td>
![\"List](\"http:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-content\/uploads\/linking-verbs-list1.gif\")
\nMost lists of linking verbs contain around 20 words. However, some lists contain a variety of common verb phrases (helping verb + verb).
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\nHere are a few common linking-verb verb phrases:
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\n22. can be 23. could be 24. had been 25. has been 26. have been 27. may be 28. might be 29. might have been 30. should be 31. will be AND MORE!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
Helping Verbs vs. Linking Verbs<\/h3>\n
Can you tell how a word functions in a sentence just by looking at it? No. Let\u2019s take a look at two sentences:<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0 The damaged board<\/strong><\/span><\/span> fell from the fence. (board = noun) Not only do these two words have different meanings, but they also function as different parts of speech. This concept is fundamental to understanding linking verbs and helping verbs. Let\u2019s take a look at three sentences:<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Sue is<\/strong><\/span><\/span> happy. (is = linking verb) As the Venn diagram visually illustrates and the Two-Column List clearly indicates, the first eight words on each list are the same words\u2014the eight forms of BE<\/strong><\/em> or to be<\/strong><\/em>. Although these eight words look alike in a sentence, they do not function the same way. Put simply, when the words are used differently, they are different words.<\/p>\n Helping Verbs:\u00a0 IS, AM, ARE, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING<\/em><\/span> Memorize This<\/span><\/p>\n It doesn\u2019t matter how the word looks; it matters how it acts. I teach Grammar Slots. In Grammar Slots, the word is what the slot says it is.<\/p>\n Helping Verbs:\u00a0 HAVE, HAS, HAD<\/em><\/span> Another confusing area of overlap is with HAVE, HAS, HAD<\/em>. As the helping verb list indicates, HAVE, HAS, HAD<\/em> are all helping verbs. However, HAVE<\/em> is also an irregular verb (i.e., irregular main verb) with HAS<\/em> and HAD<\/em> serving as inflections. Let\u2019s take a look at three sentences:<\/p>\n 1.\u00a0 Sue has<\/strong><\/span><\/span> a bike. (has = main verb) Let\u2019s take a look at one final example. Surprisingly, everything in these two sentences is the same except for one letter. But as you can see, that one letter changes how that word acts, which changes everything.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n Two Version of the Same List: 1.\u00a0 The Venn Diagram (above) 2.\u00a0 The Two-Column Memorization List (below) The Two-Column Memorization List The following two-column list is divided up in order to help with easy memorization. Also, notice that the first eight words on both lists are the same exact\u00a0words. Helping Verbs vs. Linking Verbs Can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2355,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[419,416,417,418,413,420,407,421],"class_list":["post-2338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar-spelling-ideas-tips","tag-auxiliary-verbs","tag-grammar","tag-helping-verbs","tag-linking-verbs","tag-parts-of-speech","tag-venn-diagram","tag-verb-list","tag-word-usage"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2338"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2390,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2338\/revisions\/2390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/patternbasedwriting.com\/elementary_writing_success\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2.\u00a0 We board<\/strong><\/span><\/span> the plane at 2 PM.\u00a0 (board = verb)<\/p>\n
\n2.\u00a0 Sue is<\/strong><\/span><\/span> riding her bike. (is = helping verb)
\n3.\u00a0 Sue is<\/strong><\/span><\/span> happy when she is<\/strong><\/span><\/span> riding her bike. (1st is = linking verb; 2nd is = helping verb)<\/p>\n
\n \u2260<\/span>
\n Linking Verbs: IS, AM, ARE, WAS, WERE, BE, BEEN, BEING<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n\n
Another Confusing Area: HAVE, HAS, HAD vs. HAVE, HAS, HAD<\/h3>\n
\n \u2260<\/span>
\n Irregular\u00a0Verbs: HAVE, HAS, HAD<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\n2.\u00a0 Sue has<\/strong><\/span><\/span> been riding her bike. (has = helping verb)
\n3.\u00a0 Sue has<\/strong><\/span><\/span> a bike and has<\/strong><\/span><\/span> been riding it all day. (1st has = main verb; 2nd has = helping verb)<\/p>\nTwo Sentences with a One-Letter Difference<\/h3>\n
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\n\t 1.<\/em>
\n- Helping Verb = has
\n- Main Verb = broken
\n- Complete Verb or Verb Phrase = has broken<\/th>2.<\/em>
\n- Linking Verb = was
\n- Main Verb = was <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n\n\t <\/td> 1. The clock has<\/strong> broken.<\/td> <\/td> 2. The clock was<\/strong> broken.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t The<\/td> clock<\/td> has<\/strong><\/td> broken.<\/td> <\/td> The<\/td> clock<\/td> was<\/strong><\/td> broken.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n\t article<\/em><\/td> noun<\/em><\/td> helping verb<\/em><\/td> main verb
\n(past participle)<\/em><\/td><\/td> article<\/em><\/td> noun<\/em><\/td> main verb
\n(linking verb)<\/em><\/td>adjective
\n(predicate adjective)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"