Transcript Unit 3 L1 Action Verbsx

Action Verbs
Students will:
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Identify action verbs
The main word in the predicate is the verb.
 Most verbs are action verbs.
 An action verb shows what the subject
does or did.
 Example:
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› The ball flew over the plate.
› Jill pitches the ball.
› Roberto swings the bat.
› Roberto ran to first base.
People admire Mildred Ella “Babe”
Didrikson as an all round athlete.
 At sixteen she joined an excellent
women’s basketball team.
 She scored a hundred points in one
game!
 During that same period, she won
medals as a swimmer.
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She also set records as a figure skater.
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Didrikson entered many track and field
events.
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In the 1932 Olympics, she captured three
medals.
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Sports reporters named her the greatest
woman athlete.
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He watches games on television.
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Jack writes about sports for the school
newspaper.
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His news stories cover different kinds of
events.
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One of his stories described a bicycle
race.
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One of his stories cover different kinds of
events.
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The cyclist raced around the track many
times.
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In another event, runners jumped over
hurdles.
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Team sports excite Sally.
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Last night he went to a hockey game.
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The goalie missed an important shot.
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Norman describes the exciting details in
his article.
 Kwon
Li Streaks Across Finish Line
 Beloved
 Dukes
Pitcher Returns as Coach
Dribble Their Way to
Championship
 Cobras
Squeeze Victory from
Eagles
 Sprained
Finger Injures Barbosa’s
Game
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Angry Coach Suspends Evans for
Season