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Verbs

Verbs. It’s What You DO. Action Verbs. Definition: What the subject of a sentence DOES Identify the action verb in the following sentences. The boy carried the bucket. Everyone thinks about the future. Work in your group to come up with an example sentence using an action verb.

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Verbs

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  1. Verbs It’s What You DO

  2. Action Verbs • Definition: What the subject of a sentence DOES • Identify the action verb in the following sentences. • The boy carried the bucket. • Everyone thinks about the future. • Work in your group to come up with an example sentence using an action verb.

  3. State of Being Verbs • Definition: describes a state or a condition. • The most common state of being verb is the verb BE, which has EIGHT forms. • Does anyone know the forms? AM, IS… • Work with your group to identify the eight forms of the verb BE. • Identify the state of being verb in the following sentences. • The bucket was heavy. • It seemed too much to bear. • The scene had an air of mystery.

  4. Practice • Underline the verbs in the following sentences. Label each verb as either action or state of being. • I Do One: • The Hebrew language is one of the oldest languages in the world. (is, state of being) • We Do One: • The Hebrew alphabet consists of twenty-two letters. • You Do One: • One writes Hebrew from right to left, unlike English with its left-to-right movement.

  5. Intransitive Verbs • Definition: An intransitive verb (InV) is a verb that expresses an idea without needing anything to complete it. InV’s do not send their action toward any receiver. • Identify the InV in the following sentences. • The violets bloomed. • My mom visited me yesterday.

  6. Transitive Verbs • Definition: Transitive Verbs (TrV) are verbs that need another word to complete the idea. TrV’s transfer their action to receivers called Direct Objects. • Identify the TrV in the following sentences. • George opened the hood. • George repaired the car.

  7. Direct Objects • Definition: A direct object (DO) is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb. • Identify the DO in the following sentences. • George opened the hood. • George repaired the car and the boat.

  8. Indirect Objects • Definition: An indirect object (IO) is a noun or pronoun that tells to whom or for whom the verb’s action was done. • Identify the IO in the following sentences. • Marjorie gave her mother a gift. • I gave my dog a bath.

  9. Practice • Label the sentence patterns S-InV, S-TrV-DO, or S-TrV-IO-DO • I Do One: • She made the cookies and the cake on a Thursday. • Subject- She, TrV-made, DO-cookies, DO-cake • We Do One: • The fairy granted Jack and Jill authority over all the forest. • You Do One: • George visited with Jack and Jill in the forest.

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