Transcript action verb

Parts of Speech
Verbs: Transitive and Intransitive
Eight Parts of Speech
Nouns
Interjections
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Every sentence must have
•a
Verbs
A verb is a word that expresses an action or a
state of being.
The baby cried very loudly.
The baby is not very happy.
Kinds of Verbs
Action verbs ~
express mental or
physical action
The baby cried loudly.
Linking verbs ~
connect the subject of the
sentence with a word that
describes or explains its state
The baby is not very happy.
Transitive Verbs
Tip #1 Only sentences with transitive verbs
can be turned into a whom? or what?
question.
Ex. The ball hit his
.
Question:
What did the ball hit? (the direct object)
Transitive Verbs
• Tip #2 The answer to the whom? or what?
question must follow an action verb
to
be transitive.
Ex.
The
ate fast.
What did the worm eat? (no direct object)
If it does not answer the whom? or what?….
Intransitive Verbs
Ex.
The
ate fast.
What did the worm eat? (no direct object)
Fast does not answer the whom? or what? question.
Action verbs that do not have a direct object are
called intransitive verbs.
Verbs with Indirect Objects
Two kinds of objects may follow an action
verb.
The object that receives the direct action of
the verb is the direct object. However, the
object that tells to whom or for whom the
action is done is called the indirect object.
indirect object
The Eagles showed the coach
the new goal.
Evaluate your own and a peer’s
sentences as transitive or
intransitive verbs (worksheet provided).
Transitive or Intransitive
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#5
Rides
#6
None
#7
None
#8
Whistle
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#9
None
#10
None
#11
None
#12
Cheese
A quick review…
• What are the two kinds of verbs?
• Action and linking verbs.
• What must every transitive verb have?
• A direct object.
• What answers the what or whom question?
• The direct object.
Kinds of Verbs
Action verbs ~
express mental or
physical action
The baby cried loudly.
Linking verbs ~
connect the subject of the
sentence with a word that
describes or explains its state
The baby is not very happy.
Transitive Verbs
Tip #1 Only sentences with transitive verbs
can be turned into a whom? or what?
question.
Ex. The ball hit his
.
Question:
What did the ball hit? (the direct object)
Transitive Verbs
• Tip #2 The answer to the whom? or what?
question must follow an action verb
to
be transitive.
Ex.
The
ate fast.
What did the worm eat? (no direct object)
If it does not answer the whom? or what?….
We have established that words that answer the
question whom? or what? after an action verb are
called direct objects:
Friends sent the flowers.
We have also established the meaning of the
object of the preposition as in…
Friends sent the flowers to Catherine.
What happens when we do the following?
Friends sent the flowers to Catherine.
This becomes…
Friends sent Catherine the flowers.
What role does Catherine now play in the sentence? Is
Catherine still part of a prepositional phrase?
Catherine answers the question to whom? or for whom?
was the action done. We call that an…
indirect object.
Two kinds of objects may follow an action
verb.
The object that receives the direct action of
the verb is the direct object. However, the
object that tells to whom or for whom the
action is done is called the indirect object.
Friends sent Catherine the flowers.
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