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"To be" Verbs
"To be" verbs are some form of the verb "be" (e.g. "is", "am", "was", "will be" etc.)
The function of a "to be" verb is either to state that something exists, or (more commonly) to equate the subject with something else- either another noun or something that describes the subject.
"To be" Verbs:
Forms of the Verb "be" that equates the subject with existence, another noun, or a description.
The "to be" verbs are highlighted in the following sentences.
Jim is a pitcher.
The ball was white and round.
Click on the "to be" Verbs in the following sentences.
"To be" verbs are some form of the verb "be" (e.g. "is", "am", "was", "will be" etc.)
The function of a "to be" verb is either to state that something exists, or (more commonly) to equate the subject with something else- either another noun or something that describes the subject.
"To be" Verbs:
Forms of the Verb "be" that equates the subject with existence, another noun, or a description.
The "to be" verbs are highlighted in the following sentences.
Jim is a pitcher.
The ball was white and round.
Click on the "to be" Verbs in the following sentences.
Jim
is
a pitcher
The ball
was
white
round
and
Hint: Be careful not to confuse "to be" verbs with passive verbs and helping verbs. They all use forms of the verb "be"
I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
Eph. 4:1
Eph. 4:1
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