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COW Unit 2

VerbsMrs. Tweedy8th Grade ELAWriting


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Essential Questions


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Action Verbs

An action verb is a word thatexpresses an action.

Run, leap, swim, sing, play


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Subject-Verb Agreement

A verb must agree in number with itssubject.

Use a singular verb with a singularsubject and a plural verb with a pluralsubject.

A verb must agree with its subject even

if the verb comes before the subject orthe verb is separated from the subject.

Correct: The teacher talks to the class aboutgrammar.

Incorrect: The teacher talk to the class about


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Linking Verbs

A linking verb connects the subject ofa sentence with a predicate noun ora predicate adjective.

A linking verb does NOT show action.

A predicate noun renames or

identifies the subject. A predicate adjective describes the

subject.

The winner was Teddy.


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Helping Verbs

A helping verb helps the main verbexpress action or make a statement.

Examples: am, is, are, was, were Matt was helping Michael with his

homework.

helping is the main verb

was is the helping verb

D O


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D rect O ectsTransitive & Intransitive

Verbs A direct objectis a noun or pronounin the predicate that receives theaction of a verb.

A transitive verb has a direct object.

An intransitive objectdoes not have

a direct object. She brought popcorn to the party.

party is the direct object

brought is the verb and since it has a directobject it is a transitive verb.


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Indirect Objects

An indirect objectis a noun orpronoun in the predicate thatanswers the question to whom? for

whom? to what? for what? after theaction verb.

Sentences with an indirect object

MUST also have a direct object. Direct objects and indirect objects

can be two or more words.

Sarah gave Emily the invitation.


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Present, Past, & FutureTense

Thepresent tense of a verb tells thatsomething is happening now orhappens repeatedly.

I see the dogs playing in the park.

Thepast tense of a verb shows anaction that has already happened.

I saw the dogs playing in the park.

The future tense of a verb shows an

action that will take place in the


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Active & Passive Voice

A verb is in the active voice when thesubject of the sentence performs theaction.

Verbs in the active voice may or maynot have a direct object.

The players greeted the coach.

A verb is in thepassive voice whenthe subject of the sentence receivesthe action.

Verbs in thepassive voice do NOT have


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Progressive Forms

Thepresent progressive form of averb expresses action that iscontinuing now.

Thepast progressive form of a verbexpresses action that continued forsome time in the past.

Progressive forms are made up of a

form of be and the presentartici le.


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Present Perfect &Past Perfect Tenses

Thepresent perfect tense of a verbexpresses an action that happenedat an indefinite time in the past or

that started in the past and is stillhappening in the present.

My friend has collected baseball cards

for years. Thepast perfect tense expresses an

action that was completed before

another past action.


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Irregular Verbs

The past and past participle forms ofirregular verbs do not end in ed.

Present Past Past Participle

be (is, are) was, were (have, has, had) been

come came (have, has, had) come

bring brought (have, has, had)brought

sit sat (have, has, had) sat


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Your & Youre

Your

Used to show possession

Is that your dog? How old is your sister?

Youre A contraction of you are

Youre going to the movie with me.

Okay, now youre officially a member of the

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