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Verbs

Verbs. Click to add subtitle. Type 1 date. What is a verb? Brainstorm a definition. What’s a verb?. Verbs express an action bring, change, grow, consider Verbs express a state of being is, are, was. There are three kinds of VERBS. Action verbs Linking verbs Helping verbs.

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Verbs

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  1. Verbs Click to add subtitle

  2. Type 1 date What is a verb? Brainstorm a definition.

  3. What’s a verb? • Verbs express an action • bring, change, grow, consider • Verbs express a state of being • is, are, was

  4. There are three kinds of VERBS Action verbs Linking verbs Helping verbs

  5. 1. Action Verbs

  6. Action Verbs • Tells what action is occurring • Expresses physical or mental activity. • Indicates the action of something or someone (noun). • Examples: • Victor spoke French. • I thought about the weekend.

  7. These are Action Verbs: coughed clap swallowed sang awake ride ran

  8. 2. Linking Verbs

  9. Linking Verbs • A linking verb does not show an action; it shows a relationship. • A linking verb links or connects. • A linking verb connects the subject (noun or pronoun) to a word(s) that identifies or describes the subject. • Peanut is my toad.-Peanut is tiny.

  10. Common Linking Verbs • appear • become • feel • grow • look • seem • remain • smell • sound • stay • taste • turn

  11. Common Linking Verbs All forms of “tobe” State of being verbs • is • am • are • was • were

  12. Some verbs can function as either linking verbs oraction verbs.

  13. Linking Verbs… • To help you decide whether one of these verbs is a linking verb, try substituting is or are for the verb. If the sentence still makes sense, the verb is probably a linking verb. • Examples: • The pigeons look comical. • The pigeons arecomical. • The pigeons look for their food. • The pigeons are for their food.

  14. Which sentence in each of the following pairs contains a linking verb…find them! • The koala baby looks cute. It looks for its mother. 2. We smell the eucalyptus tree. The tree smells pleasant. 3. We feel the tree’s bark. It feels smooth.

  15. Let’s Put it Together… Find the verbs – there are ACTION and LINKING! • Victor didn’t say anything, though he thought his friend looked pretty strange. ACTION VERBACTION VERB • Victor didn’t say anything, though hethoughthis friend lookedpretty strange. LINKING VERB

  16. Look at your PCR book… Does it have an action verb in the title? Does it have a linking verb in the title?

  17. On your Grammar Pre-test… Make changes for all verbs.

  18. Homework… Double sided worksheet

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