Verbs Review |
A sentence or independent clause must contain a main verb, also called a simple predicate. A verb can be a subject's action or its state of being. Actions verbs that take an object are called transitive verbs.
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3) READ AND LEARN
- Read the definitions and examples for action, linking, transitive from the Grammaropolis signs.
- Record your questions and new learnings in your notes.
4) WATCH AND LEARN
Action Verbs: Review from Grade 3
- Know this Now: All of the verbs in this cartoon are called infinitives. Infinitives are the "purest" form of verb because they have not yet been conjugated.
- Know this Too: Oddly enough, an infinitive works in sentences as a noun: for example, "To see is to know." In that sentence, "to see" works as the subject, but once it is conjugated and turned into a simple sentence, as in "I see," "see" works as an action verb. See? "To see is to know" after all!
5) GET MORE IN YOUR HEAD
Linking Verbs: A Subject's State of Being
- MEMORIZE this simple chant containing all eight true linking verbs, which are conjugations of the infinitive "to be": am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been.
- Know This Now: Linking verbs also include synonyms for "to be" verbs which include appear, become, feel, grow, look, and others. In other words, if you say, "I am happy," you could easily mean, "I feel happy." In these two sentences, "am" and "feel" mean just about the same thing. That's why "am" and "feel" can both be linking verbs.
6) FLASH CARD REVIEW
- Identify the verb in the sentence.
- Determine whether it is an action verb or a linking verb.
- Ask yourself, "Why?" for any card you get wrong.
- Repeat until you reach 100 percent accuracy.
7) QUIZ YOURSELF
- Quiz yourself after studying the flash cards above on this quiz on transitive and intransitive verbs.
- Quiz yourself on auxiliary (helping) verbs. (Remember "is" can be a linking verb or a helping verb depending on how it is used in the sentence.)
- Quiz yourself on finding the simple predicate here.
- Record your scores using Google Keep.
- Take the quiz below on action vs. linking verbs and record your score. (Ignore Written Questions 1 and 2. Start with question 3.)
8) READ AND LEARN
- Scroll slowly and read carefully each page of "The Verb" below.
- Take notes and record new information, "Ah-ha" moments, and questions using Google Keep.
- Scroll down to the bottom of this page and take your checkup on verbs.
A sentence or independent clause must contain a main verb, also called a simple predicate. A verb can be a subject's action or its state of being. Actions verbs that take an object are called transitive verbs.
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NEED MORE INSTRUCTION?This is a different way of looking at verbs, especially if you have a difficult time distinguishing verbs from participles and adjectives. A verb is something with a subject.
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