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Verbs, part 1. Action verbs Direct Objects Transitive verbs Indirect Objects Intransitive verbs. The volcano erupted . He grew apples in his orchard. The marker dried when we lost the cap. The climbers reached the summit of the mountain and raised an American flag. Action Verbs!.
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Verbs, part 1 Action verbs Direct Objects Transitive verbs Indirect Objects Intransitive verbs
The volcano erupted. • He grew apples in his orchard. • The marker driedwhen we lost the cap. • The climbers reached the summit of the mountain and raisedan American flag. Action Verbs! A word that names an action.
Verbs & Direct objects • Mike kicked the ball. • Mrs. Wimpffen drank a latte. • Mrs. Stevens bought a book. Action Verbs …sometimes transfer the action to an object! These are called transitive verbs.
I lost my marbles. • What did I lose? My marbles! • The doctor examinedSusan. • Who did the doctor examine? Susan! • Mrs. Pilon gave the students a test. • What did Mrs. Pilon give? A test! Direct Objects … to identify a direct object ask yourself “what?” or “whom?”
Verbs but no direct object • The skater crashed into the wall. • The baby cried forever. • We looked at the screen for hours. Action Verbs …sometimes don’t transfer the action to an object. These are called intransitive verbs.
Verbdirect object indirect object • The clerk gave the customer a receipt. The clerk gave what? A receipt! (D.O.) To whom did she give the receipt? The customer! (INDIRECT OBJECT!) Indirect Objects … are the receivers of the direct object. Ask yourself the question to whom of to what?
The clerk gave the customer a receipt. • The clerk gave the receipt to the customer. YES! INDIRECT OBJECT! • The doctor examined Susan. • The doctor examined to Susan. NO! INDIRECT OBJECT! Indirect Objects A trick for finding the indirect object: if you add to or for in front of the direct object, it still makes sense!
Check your notes! • What is an action verb? • What is a transitive verb? • What is an intransitive? • What is a direct object? • What question do you ask? What or whom? • What is an indirect object?
Copy these two sentences as a review of today’s grammar terms: • The volcano erupted yesterday. (an intransitive action verb- no direct object!) You cannot answer the question what did the volcano erupt! • Mrs. Wimpffen gave her students a test. (a transitive action verb with a direct object and an indirect object!) What did Mrs. Wimpffen give? A test! To whom did she give the test? Her students!
Common Linking Verbs are: Verbs, part 2:Linking Verbs …connect the subject with a noun or adjective in the predicate.
Sentences with Linking Verbs • The dog seems hungry. • The plant appears dead. • He becomes tired. • I feel happy. • Lisle is a town. • The hot dog tastes delicious. • The snow feels heavy. • The boy grows tall. • The girl looks beautiful.
Predicate adjective The dog seems hungry. …is a word that follows the linking verb and describes the subject.
The dog seems hungry. • The word that describes the dog? hungry! Predicate adjective …is a word that follows the linking verb and describes the subject.
Lisle is a town. • Sometimes communication is a problem. Predicate Nouns …rename the subject. Hint: see the article?
The trick: 1. Memorize the common linking verbs. 2. When you see one ask yourself if the word that follows describes or renames the subject. 3. If it renames, it is a predicate noun. Describes? It’s a predicate adjective!
Verbs, Part 3 Present, Past, Future Tenses Verb Phrases & Helping Verbs
Verb Tense The tense of a verb changes to tell when an action takes place.
Tense Present Past I visited. You visited. They visited. Future • I will visit. • You will visit. • They will visit. • I visit • You visit. • He, she or it visits.
Present Names an action that happens regularly. I walk to school every day! I buy groceries on Saturdays. I like to dance.
Past Names an action that already happened. I walked to school. I bought groceries. I liked to dance until I broke my foot!
Future Tense Names an action that will happen in the future. * You create the future tense by adding the helping verbs will or shall to the main verb. I will walk to school. I shall buy groceries. I will like to dance!
Verb Phrases: one or more helping verbs and a main verb • Helping verbs help the main verb • Be and have are the common helpers • The main verb names the action or makes a statement.
I am learning. • We are learning. • I was learning. • I have learned. • He has learned. • I am skating. • She is skating. • We were skating. Sentences with verb phrases Underline the verb phrase. Circle the helping verb.