PDF-Action Verbs

Accelerate Contract Evaluate Inventory Position Restructure Utilize Accomplish Convert Examine Investigate Predict Retrieve Verbalize Achieve Coordinate Exceed Judge Prepare Review Verify Acquire. Name: ______________________. Action: Slow. crawled . crept . dragged. foot-slogged. hindered. impeded . inched . . lingered . lumbered . lurched . . lurked . moused . plodded . . snaked . s. . Action verbs: . show what the subject of a sentence does. EX: Ryan . writes. in his science journal. .. Linking Verbs: . connect a subject to a noun or an adjective in the predicate. EX: . Anja. Types of Verbs: Action. What the subject does:. throw, catch. s. ing, play. r. un, walk. w. atch, listen. t. hink, speak. w. rite, read. Verb Choice. Good writers pay attention to the connotative meanings of words and select specific, vivid verbs: . Unit 10. Action Verbs. There are two main kinds of verbs: . action verbs. and . linking verbs. .. An . action verb . names an action. It may contain more than one word.. Action Verbs. There are two different kinds of . Grammar Boot Camp. Verbs. Verbs are doing words. . A verb can express: . a physical action . a mental action . or a state of being.. Action Verb. Definition . Action verbs may express physical actions.. 5. th. grade Literacy. {Monday, August . 22. nd. }. On a sheet of paper, copy . all. of your . for . the entire week. Make sure that you write . neatly. & that you write . everything. down. . QuickWrite (5 minutes): Write 1/2 page about anything--you must stick to one topic--without using any of these words: . any form of the word . be. , . (am, is are, was, were). . any form of the word . . 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.. Type 1 . date. What is a verb?. Brainstorm a definition.. What’s a verb?. Verbs express . an action. bring, change, grow, consider. Verbs express . a state of being. is, are, was. There are three kinds of VERBS. Action Verbs . Most often show . physical action . such as talked, freezes, jump, arrives, and threw . Can also show . mental action . (i.e. remember, considered, thinks, realizes, and learns) . Example Action Verbs . 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.. Linking Verbs. Transitive/Intransitive Verbs. . Verbs. ‘I Cans’ and Essential Questions. ‘I Cans’. Use verbs (perfect tenses, transitive and intransitive, and linking verbs) in my writing.. Explain why a writer chooses a particular verb(s) in their writing.. Action: Slow. crawled . crept . dragged. foot-slogged. hindered. impeded . inched . . lingered . lumbered . lurched . . lurked . moused . plodded . . snaked . s. lacked. . slid . slinked . slithered. Helping verbs: Indicate time or tense. Main Verbs: Action vs. Linking. Action: shows mental or physical action. Action verb may possibly lead to . A direct object. An indirect object. Adverbs.