PPT-Subject and Verbs

In probably the most obnoxiously cheerful themed PowerPoint that makes you feel belittled just by looking at it Oh lookhappy children and a running dog I hope they have a great day in that sunny field Gee they just have zero problems or stress dont they I hope these two stay friends forever and strawberry ice cream in cones that drips down so that cute puppy who will probably be their first experience with death gets to lick some up . They’re what’s happening!. Action Verbs. An . action verb. tells what action someone or something is performing.. My father . carries. the ladder.. The ship . chugged. into the harbor.. I . believe. Present Tense of . regular. . verbs. STEPS FOR CONJUGATION:. Find the . root. (aka, the stem or radical) of the verb by . removing the last 2 letters . from the infinitive (they will either be “. Action Verb tell what the subject is doing.. . -An action verb can be found by asking the. question, “Can I….?”. . -Action verbs can be actions of the body or mind.. . Examples of action verbs:. 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: . La . clase. de . español. - . Gramática. . ¿. Te. . acuerdas. ? . What are definite articles? . In Spanish definite articles mean = __________. They have different forms that agree in ________________ and ____________________. . N. Andra . Kalnača. , Ilze . Lokmane. D. epartment. of Latvian and General Linguistics. University of Latvia. The. . presentation. . is. . supported. . by. ERAF . project. 2010/0202/2DP/2.1.1.2.0/10/APIA/VIAA/013. Locating Subjects and Verbs. To avoid writing a fragment, look for the subject and verb in a sentence. . To find the subject. , ask, . “. Which word tells what or who this sentence is about. ?”. . 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.. 1. I found him in the garage on a Sunday afternoon. It was the day after we moved into Falconer Road. The winter was ending. Mum had said we’d be moving just in time for the spring. Nobody else was there. Just me. The others were inside the house with Doctor Death, worrying about the baby.. 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 and Linking Verbs. Verbs can work in two ways: . Action verbs show action:. We . walk. to the store every Tuesday.. The children . ran. to South Beach.. There can be more than one verb in a sentence:. Verbs What is a Verb? a word which tells what the subject has, does, is , or feels expressed action or state of being Action Expresses action Run, jump, play, lean, write, laugh, love, remember Where would I place my line? A . verb. is a word that is used to express action or state of being. . A . verb phrase. consists of at least one . main verb. and one or more helping verbs. . A . Helping verb . helps the main verb express action or a state of being. . . We will. . write complete sentences in the simple past . verb tense in three . forms: . declarative . negative. Interrogative.. Application (Why?). We use the Simple Past to show actions that:.