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McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., –Who or what the sentence speaks about is called the subject. –What the sentence says about the subject is called the verb.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Find the Subject…. Who or what is the sentence about? 1. My best friend studies marine biology. Friend 2. Sharks attack their prey. Sharks 3. Michael works on a submarine. Michael

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Find the Verb…. There are three ways to find the verb. 1. My best friend studies marine biology. 1. What does the subject do? Studies 1. Sharks attack their prey. 1. What does the subject do? Attack

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Find the Verb…. There are three ways to find the verb. (I, you, he, she, it, or they) 2. Put a pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, or they) in front of the word you think is a verb. If the result makes sense, you have a verb.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Find the Verb…. There are three ways to find the verb. linking verbs 3. Recognize the linking verbs. They do not show action. Instead, they give information. I am tall. Bob seems unhappy.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., u Many verbs consist of more than one word. “helping” verb. u The verb often has a “helping” verb. is writing –Mike is writing a report about the great white shark. are studying –We are studying about the jaws and teeth of sharks.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., not justneveralwaysonly ¬ Words like not, just, never, always, and only are not part of the verb. doessleep  A shark does not sleep. have feared  People have always feared sharks. LOOKS“to” ­ When what LOOKS like a verb has a “to” in front of it, it is not a verb. like  Sharks like to live in cold water. Notes:

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., u A sentence may have more than one verb. –The shark swam and attacked. u A sentence may have more than one subject. –Dolphins and whales have some protection from sharks.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., brother u Subject: brother expects u Verb: expects Identify the subjects and verbs in the and verbs in thefollowing. My brother expects to go on an important job interview soon. job interview soon.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., he u Subject: he practiced u Verb: practiced Identify the subjects and verbs in the and verbs in thefollowing. He practiced for this interview in an interview in an interesting way. interesting way.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., dress u Subject: dress is u Verb: is Identify the subjects and verbs in the and verbs in thefollowing. Appropriate dress is important too. important too.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., applicants u Subject: applicants wrote / spoke u Verbs: wrote / spoke The job applicants wrote essays about their values and spoke in front of a small group. small group.. Identify the subjects and verbs in the and verbs in thefollowing.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Bill u Subject: Bill should have researched u Verb: should have researched Identify the subjects and verbs in the and verbs in thefollowing. Of course, Bill should have researched for have researched for information about information about the company. the company.

McGraw-Hill © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., candidate u Subject:candidate wants u Verb: wants Identify the subjects and verbs in the and verbs in thefollowing. A worthy candidate for a job wants to give a good impression. give a good impression.

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