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Chapter 12: Parts of Speech Verbs

Chapter 12: Parts of Speech Verbs. Verb – expresses an action or a state of being (linking verbs) Action Verbs - two kinds Physical: Mental: -jump -think -shout -worry -carry -believe Physical – The boy was running in the hall. Mental – The girl remembered the song. .

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Chapter 12: Parts of Speech Verbs

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  1. Chapter 12: Parts of SpeechVerbs Verb – expresses an action or a state of being (linking verbs) Action Verbs - two kinds Physical: Mental: -jump -think -shout -worry -carry -believe Physical – The boy was running in the hall. Mental – The girl remembered the song.

  2. State of Being Verbs/Linking Verbs: -be (am, are, is, was, were, been, being) -became -remain -look -taste -seem -feel -appear -grew • Einstein became a famous scientist. • Wild animals remain free in Africa. • The watermelon looks ripe.

  3. Verb Phrase – consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs (p.372 for a list of common helping verbs) Helping verb Main verb Verb phrase might have taken might have taken may arrive may arrive Note: NOT is never part of your verb phrase 1. We will be discussing this issue at a later date. 2. He would spend all his money at the arcade if his mom would let him. 3. The newspaper has not arrived.

  4. Exercises - Extra Practice!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chapter 12 – VERBS -page 371-376 - Exercises 1-3

  5. Subject-Verb Agreement – the subject and the verb must agree in tense and number *Tense – shows the time of action or state of being Present – places the action or state of being in the present find, make, play Past – places the action or condition in the past found, made, played Future - places action or condition in the future will find, will make, shall play *Number – singular or plural They write letters to each other. The girl writes a letter to her mother

  6. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs: Transitive Verbs– expresses an action directed toward a person, place, thing, or idea *they have a direct object Direct Object: the word that receives the action of a verb. To find the direct object, first find the verb. Then ask whom or what after it. Maria bought six oranges. Verb – bought Bought what? – oranges Therefore, the direct object – is oranges The network cancelled the show. Verb – cancelled Cancelled what? – show Therefore, the direct object – is show

  7. Intransitive Verb – verbs that express an action or tell something about the subject without the action passing to a receiver *there is no direct object The difference: The teacher read a poem. (Transitive) The teacher read aloud. (Intransitive) Janet swam ten laps. (Transitive) Janet swam well. (Intransitive)

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