Unit 2Unit 2Verbs and Verbs and

AdverbsAdverbs

Verb

• A word used to express an action, condition, or a state of being.

Action Verb

• Tells what the subject does. This can be physical or mental.

Linking Verb

• Links the subject to a word in the predicate.

Linking Verb

am, is, are,

was, were,

been, being,

appear, become, grow, seem, remain,

feel, look, smell, sound, taste

Helping Verb

• Helps the main verb express the degree of meaning.

Helping Verb

am, is, are, was, were,

be, been, being, do, does, did,

have, has, had, could, should, would,

may, might, must, can, shall, will

Verb Phrase

• Helping verb and main verb.

1.Antz is an example of feature-length animation.

a. action verbb. linking verbc. helping verbd. verb phrase

B

2. The filmmakers will create the graphics on computers.

a. action verb

b. linking verb

c. helping verb

d. verb phrase

D

3. Real ants are nothing like the ones in the film.

a. action verbb. linking verbc. helping verbd. verb phrase

C

4. The filmmakers created the graphics on computers.

a. action verb

b. linking verb

c. helping verb

d. verb phrase

A

5. In the movie, a worker ant falls in love with a princess ant.

a. action verb

b. linking verb

c. helping verb

d. verb phrase

A

6. The worker and the princess will escape to the outside world.

a. action verb

b. linking verb

c. helping verb

d. verb phrase

D

Present

•Shows that an action or condition happens now.

Past

•Shows that an action or condition was completed in the past.

Future

•Shows that an action or condition will happen.

Tense Singular Plural

Present I aid/ you aid/ he, she, it aids

We aid/ you aid/ they aid

Past I aided/ you aided/ he, she, it aided

We aided/ you aided/ they aided

Future I will aid/ you will aid/ he, she, it will aid

We will aid/ you will aid/ they will aid

1. The sun rose.

past

2. The sun warms the earth.

present

3. The warm night air will dry the puddles.

future

4. Jim Smith watched his first movie at the age of seven.

past

5. Smith lives in a remote corner of Wales.

present

6. He says he will always live there.

future

Progressive Tenses

Tense Helping Verbs Ending

Present Am, Is, Are -ing

Past Was, Were -ing

Future Will be -ing

1. The sun is chasing the clouds away.

present progressive

2. It will be snowing before long.

future progressive

3. Last month, snow was falling every day.

past progressive

4. Randall was viewing the sun set.

past progressive

5. He will be watching the clouds turn varied colors.

future progressive

6. We are still enjoying the snow.

present progressive

Perfect Tenses

Tense Helping Verbs Ending

Present Has, Have -ed

Past Had -ed

Future Will have -ed

1. I have walked every day for a month.

present perfect

2. The window had cracked before the storm.

past perfect

3. The ice will have melted before the weekend.

future perfect

4. Audiences have watched movies for more than a century.

present perfect

5. In twenty years, movies will have lost none of their appeal.

future perfect

6. Before 1900, movies had lasted only a minute or two.

past perfect

Adjectives

Describe nouns and pronouns.

Answer:What kind?Which one?How many?How much?

Adverbs

Describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Answer:How?

When?Where?

To what extent?

The amazingly pretty goldfish quickly swam away from the turtle. a.  Amazingly, prettyb.   Awayc.   Amazingly, quickly, awayd. Pretty, away

C

In the bright sunlight, your hair looks quite red.

a. bright, quiteb. bright, redc. looksd. quite D

The neighbor's calico cat is quite friendly.

A.AdjectiveB.Adverb

B

The neighbor's calico cat is quite friendly.

A.AdjectiveB.Adverb

A

Adverbs Show Comparison

Comparative Form

–Tall–Taller–Mysterious–More Mysterious

Adverbs Show Comparison

Superlative Form•Tall•Tallest

–Mysterious–Most Mysterious

Luis drives ____than his brother.

a.  more carefullyb. most carefullyc. carefullest

d. carefuller

A 

Adjective or Adverb?•Adjectives

–Good–Real–Bad

•Adverbs–Well (except for health)–Really–Badly

The ice cream sundae was a (good /well) invention. good

The ice cream sold (real/really) well.

really

The ice cream tasted (bad/badly).

badly

Double Negatives

BarelyHardlyNeitherNever

NotNothingNowhereScarcelyNo

Nobody

None

No one

Can’tDon’tHasn'tAin’t

Double Negatives

•Meaning: You are (not never) going to pass this class.

•You ain’t never gonna pass this class.

A.She wasn’t hardly any taller than the mailbox.

B. She was hardly any taller than the mailbox. B

A.The cow wasn’t milked this morning.

B.The cow wasn’t never milked this morning.

A

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