 | Key Terms
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| helping verbs | verbs that work with the main verb to make up the complete verb in a sentence; also called auxiliary verbs. Ex.: The woman is working.
| | | | | action verbs | verbs that express action, i.e., tell what a subject is doing
| | | | | subject | who or what a sentence speaks about; usually a noun or pronoun that acts, is acted upon, or is described. Ex.: The boy cries.
| | | | | verb | what the sentence says about the subject; a word that shows what a subject does or that helps describe the subject by linking it to an adjective.
| | | | | pronoun | a word--such as I, you, he, she, it, we, or they--that stands for a noun
| | | | | linking verb | verbs that do not show action, but connect the subject to something said about the subject (e.g., is, are, was -- Gloria is a teacher.)
| | | | | noun | name of a person, place, thing, or idea
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