1. Chapter 12: Parts of Speech Verbs
Verb – expresses an action or a state of being (linking verbs)
Action Verbs - two kinds
Physical: Mental:
-jump -think
-shout -worry
-carry -believe
Physical – The boy was running in the hall.
Mental – The girl remembered the song.

2. State of Being Verbs/Linking Verbs:
-be (am, are, is, was, were, been, being)
-became -remain
-look -taste
-seem -feel
-appear -grew
Einstein became a famous scientist.
Wild animals remain free in Africa.
The watermelon looks ripe.

3. Verb Phrase – consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs
(p.372 for a list of common helping verbs)
Helping verb Main verb Verb phrase
might have taken might have taken
may arrive may arrive
Note: NOT is never part of your verb phrase
1. We will be discussing this issue at a later date.
2. He would spend all his money at the arcade if his mom would let him.
3. The newspaper has not arrived.

4. Exercises - Extra Practice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 12 – VERBS -page Exercises 1-3

5. Subject-Verb Agreement – the subject and the verb must agree in tense and number
*Tense – shows the time of action or state of being
Present – places the action or state of being in the present find, make, play
Past – places the action or condition in the past found, made, played
Future - places action or condition in the future
will find, will make, shall play
*Number – singular or plural
They write letters to each other.
The girl writes a letter to her mother

6. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs:
Transitive Verbs– expresses an action directed toward a person, place, thing, or idea *they have a direct object
Direct Object: the word that receives the action of a verb. To find the direct object, first find the verb. Then ask whom or what after it.
Maria bought six oranges.
Verb – bought
Bought what? – oranges
Therefore, the direct object – is oranges
The network cancelled the show.
Verb – cancelled
Cancelled what? – show
Therefore, the direct object – is show

7. Intransitive Verb – verbs that express an action or tell something about the subject without the action passing to a receiver *there is no direct object
The difference:
The teacher read a poem. (Transitive)
The teacher read aloud. (Intransitive)
Janet swam ten laps. (Transitive)
Janet swam well. (Intransitive)