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10.1 Action Verbs and Direct Objects

10.1 Action Verbs and Direct Objects. -To identify action verbs and direct objects. Action Verbs. A word that expresses action and tells what the subject does . Always include helping verbs. Verb(s) that help(s) the main verb. . Examples. Sports experts write about football players.

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10.1 Action Verbs and Direct Objects

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  1. 10.1 Action Verbs and Direct Objects -To identify action verbs and direct objects

  2. Action Verbs • A word that expresses action and tells what the subject does. • Always include helping verbs. • Verb(s) that help(s) the main verb.

  3. Examples • Sports experts write about football players. • The boy threw the ball. • He tackled the opponent. • I will go to the movies. • Ryan had read the book. • These players have red uniforms. • The pitcher has a sore arm. • Our cheerleader had a megaphone.

  4. Do not include Adverbs with Helping Verbs • We rarely travel. • We often travel. • We will always travel. • We will not travel. • We will eagerly travel.

  5. Direct Object • A direct object receives the action of the verb. • Answers the question whom? or what? after an action verb. -The actor remembered lines from the play. -The punter kicks the football. -We saw Lara and Abbie at the movie. -The team carried gloves and bats to the dugout.

  6. Be careful • A direct object only answers who or what. • It does not answer how, why, when, where • The crowd cheered loudly. • We traveled to Mexico. • The bird flew high in the sky. • We read everyday so we could learn about the topic.

  7. Transitive Verbs • A verb that has a direct object in its sentence. • The audience applauds the actors. • Actors perform all the roles in the play.

  8. Intransitive Verbs • A verb that does not have a direct object in its sentence. • The audience applauds. • Football season arrived. • The girl reads. • The cookies burned. • The crowd cheered loudly.

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