1. Aim: What is a verb? How do different types of verbs function differently in sentences? Objectives: Define verbs as Parts Of Speech Distinguish between transitive action, intransitive action and linking verbs. Employ verbs in a sentence Homework- Worksheet 4

2. Adjective Review Adjective: word used to describe or compare things. Add ‘ish’ to certain nouns to make it an adjective Boy  Boyish Sheep  sheepish Your example Articles: The (Definite) A, An (Indefinite)

3. 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)

4. Adjective or Noun Nouns Business Adjectives SaxophoneSaxophone Player TunaTuna Salad United StatesUnited 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.

5. Proper Adjectives An Adjective that is formed from a proper noun is called a proper adjective. Proper NounsProper Adjectives New Mexico New Mexican food Islam Islamic teachings English English Language Great Britain (not adj.)

6. 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

7. Verbs & Action Verbs Verb: What is happening (expresses action) Action Verb- physical or mental activity Physical- I drew a picture yesterday Mental- I am learning grammar PhysicalTravelSitAriseDrawBuild MentalRememberThinkBelieveConside r know

8. Linking Verbs A 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.

10. Commonly used Linking Verbs AmBeWill beHave been IsCan beCould beShall have been AreMay beShould beWill have been WasMight beWould beCould have been WereMust beHas beenShould have been BeingShall beHave beenWould have been Forms of Be AppearGrowSeemStay BecomeLookSmellTaste FeelRemainSoundTurn Other Common Linking Verbs

11. 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.

12. Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect the subject of the verb to additional information about the subject. Look at the examples below: subject 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.

13. 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..

14. 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

15. 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.

16. Transitive or Intransitive There 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.

17. Intransitive Intransitive 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).

18. 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.

19. Transitive or Intransitive Come up with a sentence that is transitive using the verb “eat” Come up with a sentence that is intransitive using the verb “eat”