1. Verb Flip Book
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2. Action Verb Tells what the subject does
Action can be physical or mental
Example:
Early humans moved constantly. (physical)
These people worried about survival.
(mental)

3. Linking Verb
Links the subject of the sentence to a word in the predicate
The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb be:
Example:
Andrew seems to be surprised.
Be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being
appear, become, feel, grow, sound, seem,
look and taste can be linking verbs

4. Helping Verbs Help main verbs express action or show time
They are combined with main verbs to form verb phrases.
Helping verb + main verb= verb phrase

5. Helping Verbs Common helping verbs-
Forms of be: be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being
Forms of do: do, does, did
Forms of have: have, has, had
Other forms: could, should, would, may, might, must, can, shall, will

6. Helping Verbs Examples: Animals could carry human loads farther.
(Could- helping verb, carry- main verb)
The bear has run away.
(Has- helping verb, run- main verb)

7. Regular Verb Tenses- not in flip book
Verb form that shows the time of an action or condition
Tenses: past, present, future, past participle

8. Regular Verb Tenses- not in flip book
Present- occurs now. I skate.
Past- occurred in the past. I skated.
Future- will occur in the future. I will skate.
Past Participle- add has, have, or had to the past tense. I had skated.

9. Regular Verbs
Verb whose past and past participle by adding -d or -ed to the present form.
Not in flip book
Present Past Past Participle
walk walked has, had, have walked
move moved has, had, have moved
live lived has, had, have lived

10. Irregular Verbs
Verbs whose past and past participle forms are not formed by adding -d or -ed to the present form.
Present Past Past Participle
Bring brought has brought
Not in flip book-
Catch caught has caught
Dig dug has dug
Break broke has broken

11. Direct Object A noun or pronoun that names the receiver of the verb.
Answers the question: what or whom?
Josephine writes novels.
Answers- what
Nick calls his friend.
Answers- whom

12. Indirect Object Indirect object-
tells TO WHAT OR WHOM OR FOR WHAT OR WHOM an action is done.
Examples: Tom gives his friends advice.
friends- indirect object- gives to whom?
advice- direct object- gives what?
Answers- to what or whom? For what or whom?

13. Indirect Object Examples: Kathryn gave her sisters a ride.
Sisters- indirect object- answers to whom?
Ride- direct object- answers what?

14. Indirect Object Examples: Hannah sent Stephanie a card.
Stephanie- indirect object- answers to whom?
Card- direct object- answers what?

15. Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs
A singular subjects takes a singular verbs
Example:
The poster announces a garage sale.
Poster- single subject
Announces- singular verb- ends in “s”

16. Agreement Between Subjects and Verbs
A plural subject takes a plural verbs
Example:
These posters announce garage sales.
Posters- plural subject
Announce- plural verb (no “s”)