1. Introduction to Verbs Complete the verb pre-test to see how much you already know about verbs. This will not count for a grade. It’s simply for us to see where we stand at this point!

2. What is a verb? The 1-2-3s of Verbs Verbs are words that describe an action or a state of being.

3. What is a verb? The 1-2-3s of Verbs Verbs are words that describe an action or a state of being. They describe what is happening in a sentence.

4. What is a verb? The 1-2-3s of Verbs Verbs are words that describe an action or a state of being. They describe what is happening in a sentence. Every complete sentence has at least one verb.

5. The 3 Main Types of Verbs Action Verbs Linking VerbsHelping Verbs Tells what action something or someone is performing Connects a noun or a pronoun with a word that identifies or describes it Added before another verb to make it a verb phrase

6. Action Verbs Action verbs tell what action someone or something is performing. Father packed our suitcases. The ship chugged into the harbor. What is the action in each of these 2 sentences?

7. Action Verbs Action verbs tell what action someone or something is performing. Father packed our suitcases. The ship chugged into the harbor. “Packed” is the verb because it explains what Father did to the suitcase. “Chugged” explains what the ship did.

8. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

9. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

10. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

11. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

12. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

13. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

14. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

15. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

16. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

17. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

18. Recognizing Action Verbs 1.Lines of people walked to the ship for their voyage across the ocean. 2.On board, many passengers wondered about their new homeland. 3.The waves lashed at the ships during the storm. 4.Eventually, the immigrants completed the journey. 5.From the decks, children and their parents studied the coastline of their new homeland. 6.Some cried at the sight of the Statue of Liberty. 7.The ships full of passengers docked in New York Harbor. 8.Families adapted to their new culture. 9.Most of the people found jobs in America. 10.Their previous skills helped them find jobs.

19. More Practice with Action Verbs Turn to pg. 319 in your Grammar & Writing books and complete the following activities: Exercise 3 (1-5) Exercise 4 (1-5)

20. The 2 Types of Action Verbs Action Verbs All action verbs can be classified into one of two categories:

21. The 2 Types of Action Verbs Action Verbs All action verbs can be classified into one of two categories: Transitive Verbs

22. The 2 Types of Action Verbs Action Verbs All action verbs can be classified into one of two categories: Transitive Verbs An action verb that directs action from the performer of the action toward the receiver of the action. Example: Ms. Owsley told the class about the verbs.

23. The 2 Types of Action Verbs Action Verbs All action verbs can be classified into one of two categories: Transitive Verbs An action verb that directs action from the performer of the action toward the receiver of the action. Example: Ms. Owsley told the class about the verbs. Intransitive Verbs

24. The 2 Types of Action Verbs Action Verbs All action verbs can be classified into one of two categories: Transitive Verbs An action verb that directs action from the performer of the action toward the receiver of the action. Example: Ms. Owsley told the class about the verbs. Intransitive Verbs An action verb expresses action but does not direct action toward another noun of pronoun. Example: The bell rang for dinner.

25. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. 2.They explored the new territory. 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. 8.All built new lives. 9.Some regretted this decision. 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

26. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. 8.All built new lives. 9.Some regretted this decision. 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

27. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. Transitive – “territory” 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. 8.All built new lives. 9.Some regretted this decision. 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

28. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. Transitive – “territory” 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. Intransitive 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. 8.All built new lives. 9.Some regretted this decision. 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

29. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. Transitive – “territory” 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. Intransitive 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. Intransitive 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. 8.All built new lives. 9.Some regretted this decision. 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

30. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. Transitive – “territory” 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. Intransitive 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. Intransitive 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. Transitive – “dream” 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. 8.All built new lives. 9.Some regretted this decision. 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

31. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. Transitive – “territory” 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. Intransitive 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. Intransitive 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. Transitive – “dream” 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. Intransitive 8.All built new lives. 9.Some regretted this decision. 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

32. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. Transitive – “territory” 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. Intransitive 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. Intransitive 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. Transitive – “dream” 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. Intransitive 8.All built new lives. Transitive – “lives” 9.Some regretted this decision. 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

33. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. Transitive – “territory” 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. Intransitive 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. Intransitive 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. Transitive – “dream” 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. Intransitive 8.All built new lives. Transitive – “lives” 9.Some regretted this decision. Transitive – “decision” 10.Most believed in the promise of America.

34. Identifying Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 1.Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. Intransitive 2.They explored the new territory. Transitive – “territory” 3.Some colonists sailed back to their homelands. Intransitive 4.The other immigrants stayed in the U.S. permanently. Intransitive 5.These people shared a dream of a better life. Transitive – “dream” 6.They dared to cross the ocean. 7.The settled in the new land. Intransitive 8.All built new lives. Transitive – “lives” 9.Some regretted this decision. Transitive – “decision” 10.Most believed in the promise of America. Intransitive

35. More Practice with Transitive & Intransitive Verbs Turn to pg. 319 in your Grammar & Writing books and complete the following activity: Exercise 5 (1-5)