Verbs/Adverbs

Action Verbs Show action in the sentence (DUH). RUN Sleep

Action can be physical (you can see it) or mental (you can’t see it). Thinking is something you do, but it’s not a physical action. Remembering is something you do, but it’s not a physical action.

napped Jeremy napped at his desk during lunch. Brandon sang at the Brave game. sang Julia thought the ride to Florida was too long. thought The house down the street seems empty. seems

Helping Verbs Helping Verb Blues Help the action verb. You can’t have a helping verb without an action verb. Helping Verb Blues

Taylor is going to the football game. We are renting a house at the beach for the summer. are Terra was camping in Montana last week. was They were helping with the benefit raising money for ALS. were

Linking Verbs Linking verbs join a noun or a pronoun near or at the beginning of the sentence, with a word at or near the end. The word at the end identifies or describes the noun/pronoun Forms of linking verbs: Be verbs: am, are, is, was, were, am being, are being, is being, was being, were being Others: appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn

Linking Verb Examples Examples: Mary is jealous. Bob can be mean sometimes. Ms. Matthews was my favorite teacher, but then she gave us a test. Joey appears sad today. Mom, I love you but this spaghetti tastes awful.

Let’s practice… Even though I apologized, Jake remains mad at me. Remains – links Jake and mad She seems taller than I remember. Even though I told them to quiet down, the students were being too loud.

Adverbs Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs They answer the questions: how, when, where, why? Hint: Many adverbs end in “ly”

Adverbs modify verbs. The Olympic runner sprinted quickly to the finish line. Sprinted = verb How did the runner sprint? Quickly - adverb

Adverbs modify adjectives. The terribly awful music pierced my ears until I winced! Awful = adjective How awful was the music? Terribly = (adverb) awful!

Adverbs modify other adverbs. My dog barked extremely ferociously at the UPS delivery person. Extremely modifies the adverb ferociously. How ferociously did the dog bark? Extremely.

Let’s practice… The fabulously expensive diamond glistened on Bessie’s hand. Fabulously – modifies the adjective “expensive” She carefully removed it from her finger and placed in on the sink. Carefully – modifies the verb “removed” Bessie very suddenly realized that was not a good idea as her ring spun down the drain. Very – modifies the adverb “suddenly” – suddenly modifies the verb realized