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Mr. Gould’s Pretty Good Grammar Notes Verbs Mr. Gould’s Pretty Good Grammar Notes

Basic Definition Expresses Action or Existence Verb                                                                                                    Expresses Action or Existence Billy Crystal hosted the show. (A or E?) Dr. Martin Luther King was an important man. (A or E?) Verb

Basic Definitions Number Agreement Verbs must agree with the number of the subject Singular subject needs singular verb Plural subject needs plural verb

Basic Definitions In 1963, the Berlin Wall stood as a new symbol of communism’s strength. Today it stands in pieces as a symbol of communism’s weakness. Singular Verb Examples

Basic Definitions Plural Verb Examples In 1963, two 10-year-old girls were separated by the wall. Today the 37-year-old women stand together on top of it.

Basic Definitions Active Voice the subject does the action in a sentence The batter hit the baseball.

Basic Definitions Passive Voice the subject receives the action, or is not personally doing it The batter was hit by the baseball.

Basic Definitions 1st Person Point of View 2nd Person 3rd Person uses “I” pronouns 2nd Person uses “you” pronouns 3rd Person uses “he, she, it” pronouns Point of View

Basic Definitions 3 simple tenses to all verbs: Present Tense My stomach tightens into a knot at times. Past Tense My stomach tightened into a knot at the game yesterday.

Future Tense My stomach will tighten into a knot if I see a bear on the trail! cont.

Basic Definitions A verb form which ends in –ing and is used as a noun Example: You should quit smoking. Gerund

Basic Definitions transfer their action to an object. Transitive Verbs The earthquake shook San Francisco with a fury. what object receives the action? what subject does the action? Transitive Verbs

Basic Definitions Direct Object the noun or pronoun that receives the action directly from the subject My teacher wanted my essay. But I didn’t write one.

Basic Definitions Indirect Object the noun or pronoun which receives the action of a transitive verb indirectly After class I wrote a note to her. After class I wrote her a note.

Basic Definitions Intransitive Verb A verb that completes its action without an object I apologized for my late assignment. I shouted loudly.

That’s all, folks!!! Now, Start your homework due at the start of class tomorrow Complete the third column in your “slice of action” word bank, “power verbs.”

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