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the verbs in the following sentences Tell whether each oneexpresses action or state of being1A canary flew through the window2Alfred is a scientist. Action Verbs. Linking Verbs. . Helping/Action . Verbs. There are different types of verbs. Some show action, and some don’t.. An . action verb. shows action. It tells what the subject of the sentence does.. Adapted from Rubric Developed by Dr. Barrett Brenton, St. John’s University (NYC) and Campus Compact.  . Graded. Dimensions . of Quality (Criteria).  . NOVICE . [Grade Range F – D].  . APPRENTICE. From the. UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #18. Verbs agree with their subjects in number (singular, plural). Problems arise when writers attempt to make the verb in the sentence agree with the word closest to it. Often the word closest to the verb is not the subject, especially if there is an intervening word group like a prepositional phrase between the subject and the verb. . Writing Conventions. 1. Title: . Verb Tenses Review …9/21. 2. Skip 1-2 lines. 3. Label: . Warm Up—9/21. 4. On the next line, number 1-5. Verbs & . Verb Tenses. Warm . Up 9/21. :. Identify . Nouns. Person: . hero, teacher, audience, Mai Ling. Place. : . museums, countries, rain forest, San Diego . Thing: . stereo, songs, fences, Pacific Ocean. Idea: . sympathy, fairness, generosity, Impressionism. . D. efinition:. . Action verbs. tell what subject does or did.. Sentence Examples: . The runner . sprinted. towards the base.. The batter. . hit . a walk-off home run.. He . dove. for the catch.. What are the verb tenses? . . Present and present perfect. . Past and past perfect. . Future and future perfect. Consistency of tense. Modals. Review A. Review B. What are the verb tenses?. Verbs do a lot of work in sentences. They show actions and states of being. They even take different forms to show time.. Ex). Father carries the ladder.. The ship chugged into the harbor.. I believe it will snow.. Sandor remembered to bring his puzzle.. Some action verbs, such as carries or chugged, can be seen. . Some actions, such as believe or remembered, cannot be seen.. subject. and a . predicate.. Subject: names the person place, thing, or idea spoken about in the rest of the sentence. Predicate: says something about the subject. Americans | have made quilts.. Subject Predicate. PARTS OF SPEECH OVERVIEW*. THE VERB. A . verb. . is. a . word. . that. . is. . used. . to. . express. . action. . or. a . state. of . being. .. The. verbs can be . classified. in . three. OGLE - verb OGLE - verb SENSES To stare at, often in a flirtatious and bold manner Oliver was offended when he caught Oscar ogling his girlfriend from a distance. PANORAMA - noun PANORAMA - noun SENSES So far, we have learned how to use the subjunctive with expressions of will and influence. Now, we will learn how to use the subjunctive with verbs and expressions of emotion. . Los padres de Harrison . Instructor: Muhammad . Akram. Verb. A . verb. is often defined as . a word which shows action or state of being. .. The verb is perhaps the most important part of the sentence.. Exercise - Verb. In each of the following sentences, the verb or compound verb is . Best book to win online dice