1. verbs
notes

2. The verb
is the main part of the predicate (everything in the sentence BESIDES the subject.) It tells what the subject is or is doing.
Types:
Action verbs
Linking verbs

3. review Break down this sentence.
The marching band practices faithfully every day.
Complete subject
predicate
simple subject
verb
Without a verb, we don’t know what the band does!

4. Let’s make a foldable!
Follow the directions to create a verb foldable. The following slides will go on and inside each of the four “folds”

5. Expresses action Physical action (like “stumbled”, or “ran”)
FOLD #1: action verbs
Expresses action
Physical action (like “stumbled”, or “ran”)
Mental action (like “thought” or “loved”)

6. Action verbs- inside the fold
Verb (mental action)
Officer Bell thought she knew who planned the crime.
Verb (mental action)
Verb (physical action)

7. These verbs show state of being.
FOLD #2: Linking verbs
These verbs show state of being.
The main function of these verbs is to LINK the subject with a word in the predicate that describes or identifies it.
Most often, variations of “to be” (is, are, was, were) are linking verbs.

8. Fold #2: Linking verbs
Verbs can be used as action verbs or linking verbs.
You need to decide if it is showing an action completed by the subject, or connecting the subject to something describing it.
Which one is the linking verb?
Samuel looked sad.
Samuel looked at me.

9. linking verbs inside the fold
Morgan is younger than I am.
Linking Verb
Gina felt sick.
Linking Verb

10. Fold #3: Compound verbs
Two or more verbs of the same subject, connected by a conjunction (and, or but)
Help eliminate repetition (be more concise!)

11. Compound verbs- inside the fold
Original sentence-very wordy
Reworded with compound verbs
All three verbs describe Michael’s actions.
Michael sketched the object. Then he painted it and finally he decided to sculpt it.
Michael sketched, painted, and sculpted the object.

12. Verbs can be multiple words Helping verbs help the main verb
Fold #4: helping verbs
Verbs can be multiple words
Helping verbs help the main verb
Can help show time

13. Helping verbs- inside the fold
He might have been right.
She is swimming today.
Helping verbs
Main verb
Helping verb
Main verb

14. In the middle: helping and linking verbsBe
Am Is Are
Was were
Be being been
Have
Have, has had Do
Do, does, did
Modals
Will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, can, could