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Welcome!. You will need a sheet of Cornell paper today…. Verbs. Mr. Gould’s Pretty Good Grammar Notes. Verb. Expresses Action or Existence Billy Crystal hosted the show. (A or E?) Dr. Martin Luther King was an important man. (A or E?). Basic Definition. Number Agreement.

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  1. Welcome! You will need a sheet of Cornell paper today…

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

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

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

  5. Singular Verb Examples 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. Basic Definitions

  6. 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. Basic Definitions

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

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

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

  10. 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. Basic Definitions

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

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

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

  14. 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. Basic Definitions

  15. 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. Basic Definitions

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

  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!

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