Aim: What is a verb? How do different types of verbs

function differently in sentences?

Objectives: Define verbs as Parts Of SpeechDistinguish between transitive action, intransitive action and linking verbs.Employ verbs in a sentenceHomework- Worksheet 4

Adjective Review

Adjective: word used to describe or compare things.Add ‘ish’ to certain nouns to make it an adjective

Boy BoyishSheep sheepishYour example

Articles: The (Definite)A, An (Indefinite)

Adjective or Pronoun?

Adjective MODIFIES a noun or pronoun

Pronoun REPLACE the noun or pronoun

ADJ.- Which museum did you visit? (Which modifies the noun museum)

Pronoun- Which did you visit? (Which takes the place of the noun museum)

Dr. Seuss wrote these stories. (These modifies the noun stories)

Dr. Seuss wrote these. (Takes the place of the noun stories)

Adjective or Noun

Nouns

Business

Adjectives

Saxophone Saxophone Player

Tuna Tuna Salad

United States United States Government

Note: Just because there is more than one word does NOT mean it is an adjective. United States, for example, is a compound noun.

Complete Exercise two Review C in the textbook.

Proper Adjectives

An Adjective that is formed from a proper noun is called a proper adjective.

Proper Nouns Proper Adjectives

New Mexico New Mexican food

Islam Islamic teachings

English English Language

Great Britain (not adj.)

Improving sentences with adjectives

1. The terrible storm caught the town by surprise.

catastrophic

2. That group makes great music.

Foot-tapping

3. His nice smile makes everyone feel better.

sincere

4. They have a cute kitchen.

Charming country

Verbs & Action Verbs

Verb: What is happening (expresses action)

Action Verb- physical or mental activityPhysical- I drew a picture yesterday

Mental- I am learning grammar

Physical

Travel Sit Arise Draw Build

Mental Remember

Think

Believe

Consider

know

Linking VerbsA linking verb connects the subject to a word or word group in the predicate that identifies or describes the subject. Such a group is called a subject complement.Patience is a remedy for many troubles.

The subject complement remedy identifies the subject Patience.

He became a highly respected sculptor.The subject complement sculptor identifies the subject He.

The dessert looks delicious.The subject complement delicious is used to describe the subject dessert.

Commonly used Linking Verbs

Am Be Will be Have been

Is Can be Could be Shall have been

Are May be Should be Will have been

Was Might be Would be Could have been

Were Must be Has been Should have been

Being Shall be Have been Would have been

Forms of Be

Appear Grow Seem Stay

Become Look Smell Taste

Feel Remain Sound Turn

Other Common Linking Verbs

Linking Verbs

My niece grows taller every day.Mike grows watermelons in the back yard..

She felt good about her painting.Mr. George felt a great deal of pride when his freshman rocked his exam.

Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect thesubject of the verb to additional information about the subject. Look at the examples below:

Keila is a shopaholic.

Ising isn't something that Keila can do. Is connects the subject, Keila, to additional information about her, that she will soon have a huge credit card bill to pay.

During the afternoon, my cats are content to nap on the couch.

Areing isn't something that cats can do. Are is connecting the subject, cats, to something said about them, that they enjoy sleeping on the furniture.

A ten-item quiz seems impossibly long after a night of no studying.

Irene always feels sleepy after pigging out on pizza from Antonio's.

Feels connects the subject, Irene, to her state of being, sleepiness..

The following verbs are true linking verbs: any form of the verb be [am, is, are, was, were, has been, are being, might have been, etc.], become, and seem. These true linking verbs are always linking verbs

Main verbs and Helping Verbs

A verb phrase consists of at least one main verb and one or more helping verbs.

John will be arriving at 3:00 P.M. (will and be are the helping verbs; arriving is the main verb.)

She should not have been told about the surprise party (Should, have and been are all helping verbs. Told is the main verb.)

A modal is a helping verb that is joined with a main verb to express an attitude such as a necessity or possibility.

We must be on time if we do not want to be scolded by our teachers.

I may need extra time studying my grammar to ace this exam.

Transitive or IntransitiveThere are two types of verbs, transitive and intransitive.

Most verbs are both depending on the context.

Transitive verbs (transition- change or movement from one place to the next. Changing something).

Takes a direct object.

I carried my bag. The bag is changing. Carried is being used as a transitive verb.

I watched television.

Directly after the verb ask “whom” or “what”. I watched what? I watched television.

Transitive verbs are verbs that have direct objects.I hit the board. The verb here is hit. If we ask the question “what is hit?” Can we answer the question “what is hit?” and what is the answer? The board. The board is the direct object of hit. Hit is a transitive verb, it has a direct object board.

I checked my watch. What did I check? My watch. My watch is the direct object.

I have a cold. What is had? A cold.

IntransitiveIntransitive verbs do not have a direct object.

The verb “to be” can never take a direct object so it is always intransitive.

- I am Greek. Past participle of “am” is “been.” What is been? The question doesn’t make sense

- The soup tastes lousy. What is tasted? You are tempted to say the soup is tasted, but what comes after tastes is “lousy” which can’t be tasted. Soup is the subject, not the object.

If the sentence were “I tasted the soup” then “tasted” would be a transitive verb with the direct object the soup (“I” would be the subject).

Intransitive (cont’d)- Tom’s grades improved with the help of a

tutor. Only answers the question how not what.

- The child cried loudly. Tells you how the child cried, not what.

John studies hard. John studies what? No direct object.

John studies English. Direct object = English.The mother sang to her children. Sang what? No

direct object.The mother sang the song to her children. Sang

what? Sang the song

I jam. Intransitive. I rock. I am the subject. Rock is intransitive.I rocked the exam. I is the subject. Rock is the

verb. The exam is the direct object.

Transitive or Intransitive

Come up with a sentence that is transitive using the verb “eat”

Come up with a sentence that is intransitive using the verb “eat”