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Grade 4 Copyright © 2014 by Write Score LLC • Dynamic means that someone or something is moving or changing. • A dynamic verb is a verb that describes an action that can begin and finish. • Dynamic verbs can be in the progressive verb form (to be + main verb and –ing). Grow Play Chase Melt The plants are growing The snow melts every tall. Wevery play tennis. spring. Joe is chasing the bus The snow is melting this We aremorning. playing tennis. • Stative means that something is static or unchanging. • Stative verbs CANNOT be in the progressive form. wants ISarah can’t understand Do you believe in Isome likewhen pie, but ice you you UFO’s? prefer cream. speak thatcake. quickly. like / believe understand prefer want NOT: I am not NOT:Are Sarah understanding NOT: youyou isIwanting when youliking speak believing in NOT: am some that UFO’s? pie, butquickly. Iice am cream. preferring cake. • Some verbs are both dynamic and stative, depending on how they are used. I am thinking about joining a chorus. I think it is wrong to tie up a dog. Dynamic Stative wish shop love want drink sweep need like destroy paint hate prefer wish love want need shop drink like sweep destroy hate prefer paint 1. I understand how to divide fractions. Stative 2. Sarah agrees with Mr. Smith’s opinion about recycling. Stative 3. The children were playing tag with one another. Dynamic 4. The pigs squealed when they saw their dinner. Dynamic 1. Mary and Fran need to __________ borrow a book from the library. 2. Lemons __________ sour. taste Dynamic Stative talking 3. Mother is busy ___________on the phone. Dynamic deserves a second chance. 4. Mark _________ Stative Dynamic I am looking for my left shoe. Stative Sarah looks pretty today. Dynamic Stative jump bake doubt hate wash run believe contain type sleep seem own jump doubt hate believe bake wash contain run type seem own sleep 1. I doubt she has finished her homework. Stative 2. Virginia was whispering to Talia. Dynamic Some verbs can be both dynamic and stative. Create sentences: Use the verb smell as a dynamic verb and then as a stative verb. • Complete the worksheet “Dynamic and Stative Verbs”. • You will work independently. • We will check your work when you are done.