1. Directions: Press F5 to begin the slide show. Press the enter key to view each part of the review.

2. Verbs Grade Seven

3. Types of Verbs

4. Action Verbs Action verbs show action! Ex. running Ex. thinking

5. Action Verbs Some action verbs are visible. That means that you can see the action that is happening. Ex. dancing Ex. reading

6. Action Verbs Some action verbs are mental actions. This means we can not see the action happening. You’ll notice that no pictures are appearing. That’s because mental actions can not be seen!

7. Linking Verbs Linking verbs connect things together. They connect the subject of the sentence to a noun or adjective that comes after the linking verb. Ex. The man is a doctor.

8. Linking Verbs There are eight linking verbs! be am were is being are was been

9. Verbs of Condition Verbs of condition work like linking verbs. Verbs of condition connect things together. They connect the subject of the sentence to a noun or adjective that comes after the verb of condition. The coffee seems hot.

10. Verbs of Condition There are thirteen verbs of condition. sound remain continue feel appear turn taste grow look seem become stay smell

11. Helping Verbs Helping verbs work with the main verb of the sentence. They “help” them. Helping verbs and main verbs work together to form verb phrases. Examples of Verb Phrases could have gone have seen is practicing might draw should listen

12. Helping Verbs There are twenty-three helping verbs. It helps to learn them in groups. be am is are was were being been have has had may might must can could would should do did does will shall

13. Transitive Verbs Transitive verbs take an action from a doer of the action to a receiver of the action. Ex. Mary threw the ball. (The action of throwing passes from Mary to the ball.) Ex. I ate soup. (The action of eating passes from the person to the soup.)

14. Transitive Verbs Transitive verbs could have a direct object. If so, the sentence is written in active voice. *Remember, a direct object is found by: 1. Find the action verb 2. Ask “who?” of “what?” after it. V DO Ex. I gave a gift.

15. Transitive Verbs Transitive verbs can also appear in sentences written in passive voice. Passive voice means the doer is not the subject of the sentence. Passive voice is not used in effective writing. Ex. The gift was given by me.

16. Intransitive Verbs Intransitive verbs have a doer of the action, but nothing receives the action. Ex. I ran quickly. (The action of running has someone doing the action, but nothing is being run, There is no receiver.)

17. Intransitive Verbs Intransitive verbs are followed by adverbs, prepositional phrases, or nothing at all. Adv Ex. I swam quickly. prep. phrase Ex. I swam under the water. Ex. I swam.

18. This completes the review of verbs. Additional review can be done in the review folders housed in 106 and the library.