This document provides information about verbs and activities related to verb identification. It discusses action verbs, linking verbs, helping verbs, and compound verbs. It then describes an activity where students identify subjects and verbs in sentences and wager on their answers in a grammar review game. Finally, it mentions going over diagnostic essays and completing a worksheet to analyze issues in those essays. Students are assigned to study for a quiz, write a paragraph, and complete the diagnostic essay worksheet.

1. September 6, 2011Press a-e on your iclicker to let me know you are hereIf you were not here on Thursday, see me to register your i>Clicker

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3. Verbs

4. VerbsThe verb in a sentence expresses action or links the subject to the rest of sentence.

5. Three types of verbs:ActionLinkingHelping

6. Action VerbsIn the following sentences, the verb expresses action. Mary Louise drives the truck.The dog ate my homework.The musician played a great set of songs.

7. Linking VerbsIn these next sentences, the verb links the subject to the rest of the sentence. The most common linking verbs are forms of the verb to be: am, are, is, was, were, be, been, being.I am tall.The children were hungry.Miriam is ready to graduate.

8. How to Test for a Linking VerbSally feels bad.Find the verb of the sentence.Replace the verb with a form of to be (is, are, am, was, were)If the sentence makes sense, you have a linking verb; if it doesn’t, you have an action verb.Sally feels the rough edges of the table.LinkingisisAction

9. Helping VerbsHelping verbs include am, are, is, was, were, be, have, has, had, do, does, did, may, might, must, can, could, shall, should, will, would. A helping verb is used with another verb form, the main verb, to form a phrase that acts as the verb of the sentence. If you have a helping verb, you must have an action verb with it.Moira was helping her brother change the tire.Cho had studied all night.You must register before the end of the month.

10. Compound VerbsSometimes a sentence has more than one verb. A verb with more than one part is called a compound verb.Alfred Hitchcock frightened and thrilled moviegoers.The children sat and waited for their parents to get them.I can use your help and would be grateful for it.

11. Activity 5: subjects andVerbs in sentencesWhen you are finished with the activity press any button on your i>Clicker!

12. Activity 5: Identify Subjects and Verbs in SentencesIn each of the following sentences, box the subject(s), underline the verb(s) and identify what kinds of verbs they are above. A=Action VerbL=Linking VerbH=Helping VerbMy friend and I sing every week at a retirement home.Currently, we are the only visitors who sing.We have enjoyed the visits immensely.A doctor arranged our visits last year.We accepted her offer immediately.ALHAAA

13. Activity 5: Identify Subjects and Verbs in SentencesIn each of the following sentences, box the subject(s), underline the verb(s) and identify what kinds of verbs they are above. A=Action VerbL=Linking VerbH=Helping VerbThe residents and employees enjoy our weekly visits.The residents have asked us to come more often.A new piano arrived last month.It has improved our performance.The audience requests different songs for every concert.AAHAHAA

14. Vegas Grammar Review GameI will place you in groupsEach group will receive $200 in grammar moneyYou wager on each sentence before you see itAlways a $10 minimum$50 maximum through sentence 5$100 maximum through sentence 10$200 maximum through sentence 15No maximum wager through sentence 20After I reveal the sentence, you have fifteen seconds to choose the correct subject with the i>Clicker.If you have the answer correct, you win your wager. If you answer incorrectly, I take your money.The group with the most money after sentence 20 wins three extra credit points.

15. Example

16. Bob from accounting told me a secret.BobAccounting Me SecretBoth A and B

17. 1. During his biology lab, Tommy danced on the table.BiologyLabTommyTableBoth A and C

18. 2. Joe, Molly, and John went to the horse races.JoeMollyJohnHorse racesA, B, and C

19. 3. Each of us planned the surprise party.EachUsSurprise PartyA and B

20. 4. Australia is a large country. AustraliaIsLarge CountryBoth C and D

21. 5. Most people in Australia speak English.Most PeopleAustraliaEnglishBoth A and B

22. 6. The veteran of four spaceflights left NASA in 1993.VeteranFourSpaceflightsNASABoth B and C

23. 7. One of the biographies is about Guy Bluford.OneBiographies GuyBlufordBoth C and D

24. 8. Sally and John have taught art at every school in town.SallyJohnArt SchoolBoth A and B

25. 9. The old bathroom tiles with the fuzzy, green mold need to be replaced.TilesFuzzyGreenMoldB, C, and D

26. 10. Natalie hates driving in stormy weather.NatalieDrivingStormyWeatherBoth C and D

27. 11. The dishes in the kitchen sink are dirty.DishesKitchenSinkDirtyBoth B and C

28. 12. Neither of these boys wants a piece of pineapple pizza.NeitherBoysPiecePizzaBoth A and B

29. 13. In 1777, the government of the United States approved the first official flag. 1777Government United StatesFlagBoth B and C

30. 14. The number of stars on the flag equals the number of states.NumberStarsFlagStatesBoth B and C

31. 15. On a rainy August morning in 1983, he made history.Morning1983HeHistoryBoth A and B

32. 16. Two of his main qualifications were his experiences as a pilot and an aerospace engineer.TwoQualificationsPilotAerospace engineerBoth C and D

33. 17. At the beginning of the presentation, the moderator introduced the speaker.BeginningPresentationModeratorSpeakerBoth A and B

34. 18. Ron's bathroom is a disaster.Ron’sBathroomIsDisasterBoth C and D

35. 19. One of my favorite poems from Robert Frost is “The Road Not Taken.”OneFavoritePoemsRobert Frost“The Road Not Taken”

36. 20. In the middle of the jungle under a dense web of vines slept the baby gorilla.MiddleJungleWebVinesBaby gorilla

37. Go over diagnostic essays

38. Diagnostic EssaysYou will receive your essay backStapled behind it is a sheetWorksheetItem:What it is:Where I see it:How I fix it:Make sure you do this for all three letters

39. HomeworkStudy for your quizWrite a paragraph describing your worst experience at a restaurant (either eating or working)Diagnostic essay worksheet (leave stapled to diagnostic essay) (Due Tuesday, September 13)