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Parts of Speech Verbs. Basic Definition A verb expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being –Ex: marches, look, is, be.

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1 Parts of Speech Verbs

2 Basic Definition A verb expresses an action, a condition, or a state of being –Ex: marches, look, is, be

3 Types of Verbs Action A verb that expresses either physical or mental action. Ex: The band marches onto the field Action verbs can be either transitive or intransitive

4 Transitive verbs are action verbs that have an object. To find an object, you must ask yourself __(verb)____ who or what? Ex: Danny plays the trumpet like a professional Danny plays what? Danny plays what? The trumpet! Trumpet is an object of the verb, making it a transitive verb.

5 Intransitive verbs are verbs without an object. Ex: He travels with the other musicians. Travels who or what? No answer=no object

6 Linking Verbs Linking Verbs link the subject of the sentence to words later in the sentence. –Linking verbs are either forms of “be”, or show a condition Forms of be: is, am, are, was, were, been, being Condition: look, smell, feel, sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain

7 Auxiliary Verbs Helping verbs Combine with verbs to make verb phrases –Be, can, have, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would –Ex: She has practiced her drumming all summer.

8 Any questions? Let’s do page 16 together Homework: page 585 Verbs 1-10 (it’s exercise #4) (it’s exercise #4)


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