8 th _Verbs – 3 Types Action, linking, helping

3 Types - Action VERBS: word that shows action or state of being; only P.O.S. that can stand alone as sentence (think “dog commands”) ACTION: Action verbs show mental or physical action PHYSICAL: The boy walks the dog. MENTAL: Michelle wanted a dog. Click here for a list of action verbs

VERBS: word that shows action or state of being; only P.O.S. that can stand alone as sentence (think “dog commands”)

ACTION:

Action verbs show mental or physical action

PHYSICAL: The boy walks the dog.

MENTAL: Michelle wanted a dog.

Click here for a list of action verbs

3 Types – Action Transitive There are 2 kinds of action verbs: transitive & intransitive TRANSITIVE action verbs take a direct object & can answer the question “what?” EX: Suzy bought (what?) those jeans. The dog ate (what?) the cake.

There are 2 kinds of action verbs: transitive & intransitive

TRANSITIVE action verbs take a direct object & can answer the question “what?”

EX:

Suzy bought (what?) those jeans.

The dog ate (what?) the cake.

3 Types – Action Intransitive INTRANSITIVE action verbs do NOT take direct objects they end in prepositional phrases or adverbial phrases and answer the questions where, when, why, and how Intransitive verbs can sound like “Yoda speak” and are often used in poetry. EX: Shawn slept late. (late is an adverb) A baby cried somewhere in the Church. (somewhere is a pronoun, in the Church is a prepositional phrase) And run that cat did ! (verb & subject in reverse “Yoda-speak” order

INTRANSITIVE action verbs do NOT take direct objects

they end in prepositional phrases or adverbial phrases and answer the questions where, when, why, and how

Intransitive verbs can sound like “Yoda speak” and are often used in poetry.

EX: Shawn slept late. (late is an adverb)

A baby cried somewhere in the Church. (somewhere is a pronoun, in the Church is a prepositional phrase)

And run that cat did ! (verb & subject in reverse “Yoda-speak” order

3 Types - Linking LINKING: Linking verbs hook up the subject (“do”-er) of the sentence to additional information about the sentence. This additional information can be a predicate noun, a predicate adjective, or a prepositional phrase. A linking verb test: substitute form of “be”; if it works, it is functioning as a linking verb. The list shows linking verbs and wanna be’s; some linking verbs can function as an action verb (these are the wanna be’s)

LINKING:

Linking verbs hook up the subject (“do”-er) of the sentence to additional information about the sentence. This additional information can be a predicate noun, a predicate adjective, or a prepositional phrase.

A linking verb test: substitute form of “be”; if it works, it is functioning as a linking verb.

The list shows linking verbs and wanna be’s; some linking verbs can function as an action verb (these are the wanna be’s)

Click here for further examples of linking verbs: “always” and “ wanna be’s ” Linking verb lists: “always” and “wanna be’s ” be will were was are is seem am become (forms of be): These words are ALWAYS linking verbs: taste turn sound look smell grow remain feel prove appear These words are “WANNA BE’S” that can function as action or linking verbs, depending on their use in the sentence

Helping verbs Helping verbs are all but the last word in a 2+ word phrase. Here’s an easy way to remember all the helping verbs. Sing this to the tune of “Jingle Bells.” Helping Verbs, Helping Verbs There are 23 Am is are was and were Being Been and Be Have has had Do does did Shall will should and would There are five more helping verbs May might must can could

Helping verbs are all but the last word in a 2+ word phrase.

Here’s an easy way to remember all the helping verbs. Sing this to the tune of “Jingle Bells.”

Helping Verbs, Helping Verbs There are 23 Am is are was and were Being Been and Be

Have has had Do does did Shall will should and would There are five more helping verbs May might must can could

Examples Go to the New York Times website and pick any article you would like. Cut and paste that article into Word, then mark 3 action, 3 linking, and 3 helping verbs (using 3 colors or “highlighter” in Word is easiest; be sure to create a “key” for Ms. I to use in understanding your choices). Be sure to use an article long enough to have 9 total examples. Complete the next example on the same sheet before turning in. Example: Click here to see the sample verb worksheet hosted at slideshare.net/cmites.

Go to the New York Times website and pick any article you would like. Cut and paste that article into Word, then mark 3 action, 3 linking, and 3 helping verbs (using 3 colors or “highlighter” in Word is easiest; be sure to create a “key” for Ms. I to use in understanding your choices). Be sure to use an article long enough to have 9 total examples. Complete the next example on the same sheet before turning in.

Example: Click here to see the sample verb worksheet hosted at slideshare.net/cmites.

Examples Also, to show an understanding of transitive & intransitive verbs, write 3 examples of transitive action verbs (marked vt) and 3 examples of intransitive action verbs (marked vi) for a total of 6 sentences. Feel free to add these to your NYT article, but please title them “Transitive / Intransitive Examples” Click here for a listing of verbs to help you get started.

Also, to show an understanding of transitive & intransitive verbs, write 3 examples of transitive action verbs (marked vt) and 3 examples of intransitive action verbs (marked vi) for a total of 6 sentences. Feel free to add these to your NYT article, but please title them “Transitive / Intransitive Examples”

Click here for a listing of verbs to help you get started.