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Identify Verb Types and Their Correct Conjugation<\/h2>\nFrom\u00a02002 to 2006, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ran a media campaign entitled\u00a0\"Verb: It's What You Do.\" This campaign was designed to help teens get and stay active, but it also provided a helpful soundbite for defining verbs: \"It's what you do.\"\n\nVerbs are often called the \"action\" words of language. As we discuss verbs, we will learn that this isn't always the case, but it is a helpful phrase to remember just what verbs are.\n\n\"a\n\nTraditionally, verbs are divided into three\u00a0groups: active verbs (these are \"action\" words), linking verbs, and helping\u00a0verbs (these two types of verbs are not<\/em> \"action\" words). In this outcome, we'll discuss all\u00a0three of these groups. We'll also learn how\u00a0verbs work and how they change to suit the needs of a speaker or writer.","rendered":"

Identify Verb Types and Their Correct Conjugation<\/h2>\n

From\u00a02002 to 2006, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ran a media campaign entitled\u00a0“Verb: It’s What You Do.” This campaign was designed to help teens get and stay active, but it also provided a helpful soundbite for defining verbs: “It’s what you do.”<\/p>\n

Verbs are often called the “action” words of language. As we discuss verbs, we will learn that this isn’t always the case, but it is a helpful phrase to remember just what verbs are.<\/p>\n

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Traditionally, verbs are divided into three\u00a0groups: active verbs (these are “action” words), linking verbs, and helping\u00a0verbs (these two types of verbs are not<\/em> “action” words). In this outcome, we’ll discuss all\u00a0three of these groups. We’ll also learn how\u00a0verbs work and how they change to suit the needs of a speaker or writer.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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