Verbs: “It’s what you DO!”

Action Verbs  An action verb tells what the subject does or did. The action could be something you cannot see. Action verbs are also called main verbs.  Ex: Our class hopes for the best this year.  Ex: The children play outside after school.

Action Verbs Identify the action verb in each sentence.  The crowd cheered at the football game.  I thanked Mom for taking me to the mall.  Amanda studied for her Math test.  We gave Mike a surprise birthday party.  My cousin received an award for his Science project.

Action Verbs (Transitive)  A transitive verb is an action verb has a noun or pronoun after it that receives the action -- aka is followed by a DIRECT OBJECT. I mailed a letter. A kitten followed me home

What is that again?  A Direct Object is the thing that the subject acts on or transfers energy to  I kicked the ball--- BALL is the Direct Object!!!

Indirect Objects  The indirect object is a thing or a person to whom something is given, told, or taught.  The indirect object is a noun or pronoun, and it comes BETWEEN the VERB and the DIRECT OBJECT  Ex: I sent Small Bay resort a letter telling them how much I enjoyed my stay there.  Ex. I baked the class cookies last night.

Action Verbs (Intransitive)  An intransitive verb does NOT have a direct object.  Examples: The sun rises in the east. She walks quickly.

Action Verbs Are these transitive or intransitive? Where are the direct objects? Which one has an indirect object?  The students wrote letters to their friends.  Naomi gives the class red pencils.  Carmen sewed a quilt for her niece.  Peter played the piano at the recital.  The baby crawled across the floor.

Helping Verbs  Helping verbs help or work with the main verb to create a verb phrase.  Ex: had, has, been, will, may, can, be, is, could, have, am, was, might, must, are, do  Ex: She will be leaving for New York soon.

Helping Verbs Identify the helping and main verbs.  The band director is planning the fall musical.  They have lived next door for ten years.  I might go to Six Flags tomorrow.  Their coach is teaching them a new play.

Linking Verbs  A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate that describes the subject. -DO NOT express action -Provide additional information about the subject. Some Ex: is, are, were, was, become, appear, am, look, seem, feel, grow, taste

Predicate Noun  Predicate Noun = Predicate Nominative (just a different way to say the same thing!)  It is the noun in the predicate that renames the subject.  Ex: Sam is a great student. Sam = student Student is a noun that describes the subject (Sam). Student is a Predicate Nominative/Noun

Predicate Adjective  Predicate Adjective is an adjective in the predicate that describes what the subject is like.  Ex: Mrs. Todd seems very confused. Mrs. Todd = confused Confused is an adjective that describes the subject (Mrs. Todd). Confused is a Predicate Adjective.

Linking Verbs Identify each linking verb.  An avocado is a fruit.  The flowers in the garden are beautiful.  The dance performance was amazing.  Eric DeLong is very handsome.

Helping, Action, or Linking  The ball bounced off the backboard.  Many gases are colorless and odorless.  On Thanksgiving, we all enjoy a huge feast.  Kate is employed at a school library.  The apple pie smells good.  Arnold will paint the door tomorrow.  Everyone laughed at the funny movie.  The king and queen were very nice.

Part Two:  Verb Tenses

Verb Tense, not tents!  The tense of a verb tells when an action occurs- present, past, or future.  Present- the action is happening now.  Past- the action already happened.  Future- the action is going to happen.

Present: The action is happening now.  Ex: Meiko is practicing the piano.  Ex: He works at a bookstore.  Ex: The students walk home from school.

Past: The action already happened.  Ex: My brother and I played chess.  Ex: I gave my dad a watch for his birthday.  Ex: The garden was planted last spring.

Future: The action is going to happen.  Ex: Dana will organize a talent show at her school.  Ex: Dr. Jones shall turn in the book fair money.

Principle Parts of Verbs  The principle parts of verbs are the present, present participle, past, and past participle.  The present form of the verb is usually formed by keeping the root form of the verb or adding “s”  The form is based on your subject  Singular? Plural?

Principle Parts of Verbs (cont)  For regular verbs, the present participle is formed by adding ing to the base form of the verb. It is used with a form of the helping verb be. -Decide which form of the helping verb to use based on your subject (singular? Plural?)

Principle Parts of Verbs (cont)  The past form of the verb is usually formed by adding “ed” or “d” to the base form of the verb.  The past participle of regular verbs is formed by adding “ed” or “d” to the present, and it must have a helping verb in front of it.  Decide which helping verb to use based on your subject (Singular? Plural?)

Examples of Principle Parts Base Verb Present Participle Past Participle PlayPlay(s)(is, are, am) playing played Have Has played Had MoveMove(s)(is, am, are) moving moved Have Has moved Had

Subject and Verb Agreement  *Subject is singular, the verb should match it in number (lots of times verb ends with an “s”)  *Plural Subjects get the plural conjugation of the verb (lots of times does NOT end with “s”)  How can we fix the error in the cartoon?

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