All sentences have two parts. The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. The

predicate tells something about the subject.

Verbs show action or being in the predicate. They are also called the simple predicate.

Action verbs show something can be done.

Example: The student shared the good news about Christ.

Compound verbs are made up of two or more verbs. The verbs are usually connected by

the word and.

Example: The students laughed and played at recess.

State of being verbs do not show action, but do say something about the subject.

Memorize: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been ( these are always verbs )

Helping verbs – state of being verbs can also be helping verbs

Memorize: have, had, has, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must,

Verb phrase is the main verb and its helping verbs. The main verb will be the last verb in the phrase.

• If the verb phrase ends with a state of being verb, then the whole phrase is called

• If the verb phrase ends with an action verb, then the whole phrase is called an