1. To Be, To Do, To Think
Kinds of Verbs

2. Just a normal day when suddenly…
Boy ____ home on board
Think of ways to get him home
(physical action)
Add him to the sentence
How is he feeling?
(Mental action)
Write a few sentences on the board
How does he look?
What is the problem?
What advice would you give to him?
What would you do?

3. Kinds of Verbs Every sentence has a verb
A verb tells what the subject does, has, is or feels
They express action or being
A verb expresses action (physical or mental) or being
Ex) Ed and Iris raise Vegetables
Ex) They feel happy

4. Action Verb An action verb tells what the subject has or does
It can express physical or mental action
Example of physical action: run and look
Example of mental action: think and dream

5. Being Verb Does not refer to action but describes a state of being.
It tells what the subject is or feels
Examples) be, feel, appear, become, seem, sound, stay, taste, look
Go back to the boy
What would the predicate be in this sentence

6. Let’s practice Ed fed the seedlings The plants became big
The pumpkins looked ripe
Ed picked the pumpkins
Iris dreamed of a secret garden
They put the squash in their basket
Ed hoped for more crops
Find each verb. Does it express mental action, physical action, or being?

7. Linking Verbs A verb that expresses being is called a LINKING verb
It is the glue that links the subject of a sentence to the predicate (describes the subject)
Ex) The bird looks feathery
The bird = feathery
Ex 2) Pepper tastes spicy
It looks feathery on board
Feathery is predicate, it describes the the bird
What is the linking verb?

8. Food Review
Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the two Thanksgiving dishes below. Use both linking verbs and action verbs (at least five of each). Exchange paragraphs with a partner and list and label the linking and action verbs.

9. Let’s practice He looked at the recipe Chicken tastes delicious
The tomatoes feel soft
The beans look healthy
He smelled the garlic
It tasted so good
The dogs fur felt soft

10. The Importance of Doing: Verbs
Name the subject
physical/ mental/ Being
What is each doing?
What is each thinking or feeling?
What is each subject?

11. To Be: Writing with verbs
However, there is only one who doesn't feel part of the big family, the old snake who always hide behind in the shadows.
Vera’s plan working just as she had hoped it would.
Wargrave keeps takes notes about people on the island.
It was strange, she did not give a response or acknowledged my existence