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Aim: What is a verb? How do different types of verbs
function differently in sentences?
Objectives: Define verbs as Parts Of SpeechDistinguish between transitive action, intransitive action and linking verbs.Employ verbs in a sentenceHomework- Worksheet 4
Adjective Review
Adjective: word used to describe or compare things.Add ‘ish’ to certain nouns to make it an adjective
Boy BoyishSheep sheepishYour example
Articles: The (Definite)A, An (Indefinite)
Adjective or Pronoun?
Adjective MODIFIES a noun or pronoun
Pronoun REPLACE the noun or pronoun
ADJ.- Which museum did you visit? (Which modifies the noun museum)
Pronoun- Which did you visit? (Which takes the place of the noun museum)
Dr. Seuss wrote these stories. (These modifies the noun stories)
Dr. Seuss wrote these. (Takes the place of the noun stories)
Adjective or Noun
Nouns
Business
Adjectives
Saxophone Saxophone Player
Tuna Tuna Salad
United States United States Government
Note: Just because there is more than one word does NOT mean it is an adjective. United States, for example, is a compound noun.
Complete Exercise two Review C in the textbook.
Proper Adjectives
An Adjective that is formed from a proper noun is called a proper adjective.
Proper Nouns Proper Adjectives
New Mexico New Mexican food
Islam Islamic teachings
English English Language
Great Britain (not adj.)
Improving sentences with adjectives
1. The terrible storm caught the town by surprise.
catastrophic
2. That group makes great music.
Foot-tapping
3. His nice smile makes everyone feel better.
sincere
4. They have a cute kitchen.
Charming country
Verbs & Action Verbs
Verb: What is happening (expresses action)
Action Verb- physical or mental activityPhysical- I drew a picture yesterday
Mental- I am learning grammar
Physical
Travel Sit Arise Draw Build
Mental Remember
Think
Believe
Consider
know
Linking VerbsA linking verb connects the subject to a word or word group in the predicate that identifies or describes the subject. Such a group is called a subject complement.Patience is a remedy for many troubles.
The subject complement remedy identifies the subject Patience.
He became a highly respected sculptor.The subject complement sculptor identifies the subject He.
The dessert looks delicious.The subject complement delicious is used to describe the subject dessert.
Commonly used Linking Verbs
Am Be Will be Have been
Is Can be Could be Shall have been
Are May be Should be Will have been
Was Might be Would be Could have been
Were Must be Has been Should have been
Being Shall be Have been Would have been
Forms of Be
Appear Grow Seem Stay
Become Look Smell Taste
Feel Remain Sound Turn
Other Common Linking Verbs
Linking Verbs
My niece grows taller every day.Mike grows watermelons in the back yard..
She felt good about her painting.Mr. George felt a great deal of pride when his freshman rocked his exam.
Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect thesubject of the verb to additional information about the subject. Look at the examples below:
Keila is a shopaholic.
Ising isn't something that Keila can do. Is connects the subject, Keila, to additional information about her, that she will soon have a huge credit card bill to pay.
During the afternoon, my cats are content to nap on the couch.
Areing isn't something that cats can do. Are is connecting the subject, cats, to something said about them, that they enjoy sleeping on the furniture.
A ten-item quiz seems impossibly long after a night of no studying.
Irene always feels sleepy after pigging out on pizza from Antonio's.
Feels connects the subject, Irene, to her state of being, sleepiness..
The following verbs are true linking verbs: any form of the verb be [am, is, are, was, were, has been, are being, might have been, etc.], become, and seem. These true linking verbs are always linking verbs
Main verbs and Helping Verbs
A verb phrase consists of at least one main verb and one or more helping verbs.
John will be arriving at 3:00 P.M. (will and be are the helping verbs; arriving is the main verb.)
She should not have been told about the surprise party (Should, have and been are all helping verbs. Told is the main verb.)
A modal is a helping verb that is joined with a main verb to express an attitude such as a necessity or possibility.
We must be on time if we do not want to be scolded by our teachers.
I may need extra time studying my grammar to ace this exam.
Transitive or IntransitiveThere are two types of verbs, transitive and intransitive.
Most verbs are both depending on the context.
Transitive verbs (transition- change or movement from one place to the next. Changing something).
Takes a direct object.
I carried my bag. The bag is changing. Carried is being used as a transitive verb.
I watched television.
Directly after the verb ask “whom” or “what”. I watched what? I watched television.
Transitive verbs are verbs that have direct objects.I hit the board. The verb here is hit. If we ask the question “what is hit?” Can we answer the question “what is hit?” and what is the answer? The board. The board is the direct object of hit. Hit is a transitive verb, it has a direct object board.
I checked my watch. What did I check? My watch. My watch is the direct object.
I have a cold. What is had? A cold.
IntransitiveIntransitive verbs do not have a direct object.
The verb “to be” can never take a direct object so it is always intransitive.
- I am Greek. Past participle of “am” is “been.” What is been? The question doesn’t make sense
- The soup tastes lousy. What is tasted? You are tempted to say the soup is tasted, but what comes after tastes is “lousy” which can’t be tasted. Soup is the subject, not the object.
If the sentence were “I tasted the soup” then “tasted” would be a transitive verb with the direct object the soup (“I” would be the subject).
Intransitive (cont’d)- Tom’s grades improved with the help of a
tutor. Only answers the question how not what.
- The child cried loudly. Tells you how the child cried, not what.
John studies hard. John studies what? No direct object.
John studies English. Direct object = English.The mother sang to her children. Sang what? No
direct object.The mother sang the song to her children. Sang
what? Sang the song
I jam. Intransitive. I rock. I am the subject. Rock is intransitive.I rocked the exam. I is the subject. Rock is the
verb. The exam is the direct object.