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Our third part of speech (putting the V in PAV ). verbs. Why they are important. A good verb is the easiest way to instantly improve a sentence, and, in turn, a piece of writing Example After hitting the ball, Todd ran towards first base

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  1. Our third part of speech (putting the V in PAV) verbs

  2. Why they are important • A good verb is the easiest way to instantly improve a sentence, and, in turn, a piece of writing • Example • After hitting the ball, Todd ran towards first base • After blasting the ball, Todd jetted toward first base.

  3. What is a verb • A verb expresses, or says, the action or condition of a person, place, or thing • Most verbs are actions or activities that can be completed by a person or thing. • Try it… everyone stand up and do the following: • scream • cry • whisper

  4. Action verbs • Examples • The archaeologist digs for artifacts. • She found a piece of ancient pottery. • The professor fainted at the sight of it. • The public flocked to the museum to see it. • The pottery sat in a protective glass case.

  5. But that’s not all… • Verbs can also express condition. • When this happens a noun in the beginning of the sentence is LINKED to a word or words that describe it. • When a verb is used to LINK a noun to another part of the sentence, it is called a LINKING VERB (duh!) • Examples • The ruins were spectacular. • This vase feels smooth.

  6. Let’s use some action verbs • Action verbs show what someone or something does in a sentence. • This action can be visible (you can see it being done) or mental (inside someone or something’s noodle). • Examples • The Parthenon stands on the Acropolis. • Homer wrote the epic poem, The Odyssey. • Nancy reads history books.

  7. “Action” verbs (wink, wink) • If you can not actually see the action being done, there is still a verb. Just look around. • Remember, verbs can also mental “actions”. These verbs can not be seen or heard directly. • Even thought they are thinking activities, they are certainly actions nonetheless. • Why did the girl put her father in the freezer?

  8. Examples of thinking verbs • The student understands the assignment. • Everyone believes you. • Fill out a form if you wish to see the counselor. • Everyone hopes to get a ton of candy during the Halloween holiday. • Mr. Shaffer says don’t forget that theses are verbs, too!

  9. Practice makes perfect! • Student assistants, pass out Writing and Grammar textbooks to each student in the class. • Turn to page 314, and take out a piece of notebook paper. • Complete exercises one and two on page 315. • Follow the directions, we will review when everyone is finished.

  10. Using linking verbs • Linking verbs join nouns or pronouns with the words that identify or describe them. • They connect, or link, the noun or pronoun to another part of the sentence. • The most common linking verbs are all forms of the verb to be. • is, are, am, was, were, be, being, been

  11. Linking verb examples • Laura is the historian. • Elliot was ready. • Other linking verbs: • Appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, stay, taste, turn. • The chief remained calm.

  12. Action vs. Linking • The tyrant felt threatened. • linking • The tyrant felt the sword. • action • The people grew unhappy. • linking • The people grew poor crops. • action

  13. Time to practice, again • Student assistants, pass out Writing and Grammar textbooks to each student in the class. • Turn to page 316, and take out a piece of notebook paper. • Complete exercises three and four on page 317. • Then, turn to page 318, and complete exercises five and six. • Follow all directions in the book carefully.

  14. Helping verbs • Verbs like jump, talk, swim, and kick are called MAIN verbs. However, sometimes that’s just not enough. • In this case the verbs that come before the main verb are called… • HELPING verbs • A verb that comes before the main verb and adds to the main verb’s meaning.

  15. Helping verbs + Main verbs • When a helping verb is placed with a main verb, the collection of words is called a VERB PHRASE • Examples • He was leading the Romans. • He had been leading the Romans. • He should have been leading the Romans.

  16. Most common forms of helping verbs. • They are various forms of the verbs to be or to have.

  17. More practice… ugh. • Student assistants, pass out Writing and Grammar textbooks to each student in the class. • Turn to page 320, and take out a piece of notebook paper. • Complete exercises thirteen on page 320. • Then, turn to page 321 and complete exercises fourteen, fifteen and sixteen • Follow the directions, we will review when everyone is finished.

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