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Verbs

Verbs. Action Verbs. Who can tell me what an action verb is? A action verb tells what the subject of a sentence does or did. Who can pick the action verb out from this sentence? He ran to the playground. Andy’s Adverbs. Objective for the day.

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Verbs

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  1. Verbs

  2. Action Verbs • Who can tell me what an action verb is? A action verb tells what the subject of a sentence does or did. • Who can pick the action verb out from this sentence? He ran to the playground.

  3. Andy’s Adverbs

  4. Objective for the day. I can locate an adverb within a sentence by asking how. HOW?

  5. Adverbs

  6. Questions Can someone tell me what an adverb does? Who can tell me what questions we should ask ourselves when reading a sentence looking for an adverb? .

  7. Question Who can determine what question we need to ask ourselves to find the adverb in this sentence? The girls walked slowly to the window.

  8. Adverbs That Tell How Rules Some adverbs tell how an action takes place. Don enters the room quickly.

  9. ADVERBS • An adverb is a word that tells about a verb. It tells HOW, when, where an action (verb) takes place. • Adverbs that tell HOW usually end in –ly. slow + ly = slowly quick + ly = quickly

  10. Objective for the day. I can locate an adverb within a sentence by asking how. HOW?

  11. Andy’s Adverbs

  12. Are you afraid of the dark?

  13. Example: I wake up suddenly. adverbthat tells how: suddenly verbit tells about: wake up

  14. Shadowsdance playfullyon my walls. Istudythemquietly. The moonlight shines brightly. The trees sway wildly. Ilookout the window eagerly.

  15. Footsteps tap loudly across the roof. The children call their dad nervously. Mr. Clift swiftly phones the police.

  16. The policeman answers briskly. The officer talks loudly to Mr. Clift.

  17. The policemen arrive quickly.

  18. He shines a light directly on the roof.

  19. Suddenly, a raccoon jumps to the ground. The animal quickly disappears into the woods.

  20. The family will restpeacefully, I think.

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