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Verbs What is a verb? A verb is an action word! If you can ‘do it’ then it’s a verb! By A. Gore By Angie. Gore Norwood Primary Southport.

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1 Verbs What is a verb? A verb is an action word! If you can ‘do it’ then it’s a verb! By A. Gore By Angie. Gore Norwood Primary Southport

2 ran sat jumped ate slept walked watched swam shouted Verbs These are some of the things that I have done. By A. Gore

3 Transitive and Intransitive A transitive verb is a verb that expresses an action directed toward a person, place, or thing. An Intransitive verb expresses action (or tells something about the subject) without the action passing to a receiver, or object.

4 Action Verbs An action verb expresses either physical or mental action. Action verbs can be transitive or intransitive. Physical Action: Write, sit, rise, describe, go Mental Action: remember, think, understand, believe, know, consider

5 Linking Verbs A linking verb connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject. The most commonly used linking verbs are forms of the verb “be”

6 Linking Verbs beshall beappear being will be become am has been feel is have been grow areShould belook Waswould be remain Werecan be seem Stay taste turn

7 Adverbs What is an adverb? Think about it… It adds something to the verb. Shall we try? By A. Gore

8 soundly noisily quickly silently carefully angrily calmly excitedly Adverbs By A. Gore

9 Adverbs Islept (how did I sleep?) Verbs soundly Iwalked (how did I walk?) calmly satI quietly (how did I sit?) watched I (how did I watch?) carefully By A. Gore

10 Adverbs Iran (how did I run?) Verbs quickly Ishouted (how did I shout?) loudly wroteI neatly (how did I write?) listenedI (how did I listen?) intently By A. Gore

11 Verbs Verbs are the words for things that… I can do. I have done. Or I will do. By A. Gore

12 Adverbs Adverbs are words to explain how I did it. By A. Gore


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