VERBS

What does a verb do? A verb expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being. The two main types of verbs are action verbs and linking verbs.

Action Verbs Action verbs express ACTION! Action can be physical or mental. The band marches onto the field. (physical) The audience expects a great performance. (mental)

Transitive & Intransitive Verbs When an action verb appears with a direct object (a person or thing that receives the action), it is called a transitive verb. When an action verb does not have an object, it is called an intransitive verb.

Transitive & Intransitive Verbs Danny plays the trumpet like a professional. He travels around the country with the other musicians.

Linking Verbs A linking verb links the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate. Forms of to be Verbs that express condition

The instruments are safe in the bus. Forms of to be is, am, are, was, were, been, being The instruments are safe in the bus.

Verbs that Express Condition look, smell, feel, sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain The students seemed bored during the long trip.

Action OR Linking Verbs We felt the seat cushions. We tasted the popcorn. LINKING They felt dry. It tasted salty.

Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs Auxiliary (helping) verbs are combined with verbs to form verb phrases. A verb phrase may be used to express a particular tense of a verb or to indicate that an action is directed at the subject.

Common Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs be, can, have, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would The stadium is filled to capacity. We should save a seat for Jeff.

Auxiliary Verbs as Main Verbs Sandra has a pair of Conga drums at home. AUXILIARY She has practiced her drumming all summer.

Why It Matters in Writing Read the Literary Model on page 16 silently while I read it aloud. How does the author’s use of verbs create a vivid picture in the reader’s mind?

Practice and Apply Apply the definitions we learned to the exercise on the bottom of page 16. Write the verbs or verb phrases in each sentence of the paragraph. Identify each verb as action or linking. Underline auxiliary verbs. There are 15 in all.

Putting it all together… Label a sheet of paper 3-2-1 Activity and write your name at the top. Copy 3-2-1 onto your paper and follow the instructions for each step. 3 – Define the 3 types of verbs from notes. 2 – Name 2 exciting verbs (school appropriate). 1 – Tell one way that verbs can bring LIFE to our writing.

HOMEWORK – DUE 8/18/10 (choose one) Level A – Read the verbs in the paragraph. Replace the “boring” verbs with exciting verbs that make sense. Level B - Identify the transitive and intransitive verbs and write the object of each one.