Transcript Ch 3-v, adv review

Parts of
Speech
Review ~ Verbs &
Adverbs
REVIEW:
Identify all of the verbs.
• Long ago, many people could not read.
• Could, read
• Instead, they would memorize stories.
• Would, memorize
• Sometimes people, or early man, passed the tales on
from generation to generation.
• Passed
• Many stories became extremely popular all over the
world.
• Became
• In your library, you can probably find these tales and
many others, too.
• Can, find
REVIEW:
Identify verb phrases.
Then tell whether it is a helping or
main verb.
• Yellowstone has long attracted many tourists.
• Has attracted: has = helping attracted = main
• Many people can see bears in the wilderness.
• Can see: can = helping see = main
• Have you ever seen a redwood tree?
• Have seen: have = helping seen = main
• Hikes must be arranged with park rangers.
• Must be arranged: must be = helping arranged = main
Review:
Is it an action verb or a linking verb?
• The Maricopa make unusual pottery.
• action
• For this pottery they use two kinds of clay.
• action
• The clay looks a beautiful shade of red.
• linking
• Some artists create designs on the pottery.
• action
• Some of the pottery has been put into museums.
• Linking
REVIEW:
Tell if the verb is transitive or
intransitive.
• Francisco opened the door to the cellar.
• transitive
• Even the judge seemed uncertain about the answer.
• intransitive
• The piano player performs twice each night.
• intransitive
• We performed the play three times that weekend.
• transitive
• We dine every night at seven.
• intransitive
REVIEW:
Identify the adverb or adverbs.
Then, tell what word each adverb modifies.
• Mr. Chavez never watches television, but he listens to the radio
often.
• Never – watches
often – listens
• Carefully open the dryer and check to see whether the clothes are
too wet.
• Carefully – open
too – wet
• Did you awake very early?
• Very – early
early – did awake
• Our old cat creeps gingerly from room to room.
• Gingerly – creeps
• Recently, I received an extremely interesting letter from my pen pal
in Italy.
• Recently – received
extremely - interesting