Verbs Part 5

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Verbs are action words that tell us what someone or something is doing.

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Verbs are action words that tell us what someone or something is doing. For example, in the sentence 'The dog runs fast,' the word 'runs' is the verb because it shows what the dog is doing. Verbs can also show a state of being, like in 'She is happy.' Here, 'is' is the verb.

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