PPT-Action Verbs

Show dont tell Verb An action being performed by a person or an object Show dont tell Use action verbs to show how a character is feeling Example Mr Grummage stopped again frowning in an irritated fashion. 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. Action Verbs. Express physical or mental activity. Run, Ponder, Think, Throw, Contemplate. Transitive Verb. A transitive verb is an action verb that has . a direct object—a . word that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. -- word that expresses action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement. Examples. The bicyclist . grinned. .. A spectator . cheered. loudly.. The right gear . is. important.. The riders . 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: . pp. 61-64 and pp. . 97-99 in . Elements of Language. , 4. th. Course. Main Verbs and Helping Verbs. A verb phrase consists of one main verb and possibly one or more helping verbs. Helping Verbs. Sing to the tune of “London Bridges Falling Down”. Chapter 4. Action. Action. Verbs. Verbs. State of Being. State of Being. Verbs. Verbs. Auxiliaries. Auxiliaries. Join other verbs to make up the complete verb. helping . verbs. BE VERBS. am . is . 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.. Abandon, concoct, gallop, hinder, dedicate, brandish, chant, chastise, crawl, assault, annihilate. Verbs are all around us! . They tell us what to do! . Verbs. “A . verb. is an action word.. But a . . 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. 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..