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2. Mr. Gould’s Pretty Good Grammar Notes
Verbs
Mr. Gould’s Pretty Good
Grammar Notes

3. Basic Definition Expresses Action or Existence Verb
                                                                                                  
Expresses Action or Existence
Billy Crystal hosted the show. (A or E?)
Dr. Martin Luther King was an important man. (A or E?)
Verb

4. Basic Definitions Number Agreement
Verbs must agree with the number of the subject
Singular subject needs singular verb
Plural subject needs plural verb

5. Basic Definitions
In 1963, the Berlin Wall stood as a new symbol of communism’s strength.
Today it stands in pieces as a symbol of communism’s weakness.
Singular Verb Examples

6. Basic Definitions Plural Verb Examples
In 1963, two 10-year-old girls were separated by the wall.
Today the 37-year-old women stand together on top of it.

7. Basic Definitions Active Voice
the subject does the action in a sentence
The batter hit the baseball.

8. Basic Definitions Passive Voice
the subject receives the action, or is not personally doing it
The batter was hit by the baseball.

9. Basic Definitions 1st Person Point of View 2nd Person 3rd Person
uses “I” pronouns
2nd Person
uses “you” pronouns
3rd Person
uses “he, she, it” pronouns
Point of View

10. Basic Definitions 3 simple tenses to all verbs: Present Tense
My stomach tightens into a knot at times.
Past Tense
My stomach tightened into a knot at the game yesterday.

11. Future Tense
My stomach will tighten into a knot if I see a bear on the trail!
cont.

12. Basic Definitions A verb form which ends in –ing and is used as a noun
Example: You should quit smoking.
Gerund

13. Basic Definitions transfer their action to an object. Transitive Verbs
The earthquake shook San Francisco with a fury.
what object receives the action?
what subject does the action?
Transitive Verbs

14. Basic Definitions Direct Object
the noun or pronoun that receives the action directly from the subject
My teacher wanted my essay.
But I didn’t write one.

15. Basic Definitions Indirect Object
the noun or pronoun which receives the action of a transitive verb indirectly
After class I wrote a note to her.
After class I wrote her a note.

16. Basic Definitions Intransitive Verb
A verb that completes its action without an object
I apologized for my late assignment.
I shouted loudly.

17. That’s all, folks!!!
Now, Start your homework due at the start of class tomorrow
Complete the third column in your “slice of action” word bank, “power verbs.”

18. Ba dee, Ba dee, that’s all folks!