Transcript stair project

You already know:
You will learn:
Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Subjects
Predicates
Action verbs
Direct Objects
Linking verbs
Subject Complements
If you need to refresh your
memory about these topics
please visit the class web site
for links to the lessons on these
topics
To navigate through the lesson you can either
use the
icon in the bottom right corner to go
to the Table of Content page or you can use the
icon, which is also in the bottom right
corner, to navigate to the next slide.
If you need a vocabulary refresher click on
.
Click on the word to see the definition.
Action Verb An action verb tells what the subject of the sentence is doing
Linking Verb A linking verb links the subject to a word that describes it or renames it.
Direct Object
Is the object involved in the action. It answers the questions who or what
Subject Complement A word that is after the linking verb, but it refers back to the
subject by either describing or renaming the subject. It
complements the subject
Predicate Adjective
Is a word that is in the predicate of the sentence, but it describes
the subject of the sentence.
Predicate Noun Is a word that is in the predicate of the sentence, but it renames the
subject of the sentence
ACTION VERBS
Action verbs show the ACTIONS
of the subject.
dance
break
have
create
love
fix
run
play develop
hold
jump
select
BOTH
appear
feel
grow
taste
sound
LINKING VERBS
Linking verbs LINK the subject
to a word that either describes
it or renames it.
is
am
are
was
smell
will be
remain
prove
seems
were
become
been
Action verbs describe the ACTION of the subject.
These verbs are what you DO
He jumped the rock.
Ask yourself the questions:
June selected an apple.
Ben saw Michael.
She hugged Jen.
It broke the glass.
What did he do?
What did June do?
What did Ben do?
What did she do?
What did it do?
Click on the word that is the ACTION of the subject.
Then watch the orange box to find out if you are correct.
The bear climbed the tree.
Climbed
TRY AGAIN
is an action.
She eats seafood.
Eats TRY
is anAGAIN
action.
Johnny and Bill scattered the toys.
Scattered
TRY AGAIN
is an action.
The girls screamed and ran home.
Screamed
Ran
TRYis AGAIN
an
is action.
an action
Chicago dyes the river green for March 17th.
DyesTRY
is an
AGAIN
action.
Direct Objects are the OBJECTS involved in the ACTION
They answer the questions WHO or WHAT.
ASK THE QUESTIONS
He jumped the rock .
June selected an apple.
Ben saw Michael.
She hugged Jen .
It broke the glass .
He jumped WHAT?
June selected WHAT?
Ben saw WHO?
She hugged WHO?
It broke WHAT?
Click on the word that is the OBJECT affected by the action.
REMEMBER to ask the question WHO or WHAT.
Then watch the orange box to find out if you are correct.
The bear climbed the tree.
TreeTRY
is the
AGAIN
D.O.
She eats seafood.
Seafood
TRY AGAIN
is the D.O.
Johnny and Bill scattered the toys.
ToysTRY
is the
AGAIN
D.O.
The girls screamed and ran home.
TRY AGAIN
Home
is the D.O.
Chicago dyes the river green for March 17th.
River
TRYisAGAIN
the D.O.
Linking verbs LINK the subject to either a word that
describes it or renames it. These verbs DON’T show action.
He is smart.
June was a teacher.
Ben and James are friends.
She will be a junior.
It became a butterfly after several months.
Click on the word that is the linking verb. You will hear an
applause if your correct or a bomb if you need to try again.
The ball is bright blue.
Mrs. Smith will be forty next month.
Barry Bonds became a baseball player.
The dog seems very tired.
Lauren has been a diver for three years.
There are two types of subject complements, predicate adjectives
and predicate nouns.
Predicate Adjectives
He is smart.
Ben looks happy.
Predicate Noun
Are words that are located anywhere after the linking
verb, but they DESCRIBE the SUBJECT of the sentence.
The word SMART describes the subject HE.
The word HAPPY describes the subject BEN.
Are nouns that are located anywhere after the linking verb, but
they give another name for the subject.
June was a teacher.
She will be a junior.
JUNE and TEACHER are both nouns that
name who June is.
SHE and JUNIOR are both nouns that tell who
She is.
Decided whether the word in blue is a predicate
adjective or a predicate noun
Peter is cool.
Predicate
Adjective
Predicate
Noun
Mother was awriter.
Predicate
Adjective
Predicate
Noun
Newts and geckos are lizards.
Predicate
Adjective
Predicate
Noun
The flower will be beautiful.
Predicate
Adjective
Predicate
Noun
It became a ritual to dance.
Predicate
Adjective
Predicate
Noun
You have completed the opening lesson on Action and
Linking Verbs.
What should you do now?
1. You could go back to the Table of Content to review a confusing
topic.
2. You can go on to the UNDECIDED VERBS lesson to learn tips on
telling the difference between verbs that can be both action and
linking verbs
3. You can move on to your VERBS FOUR LEVEL, which will test your
knowledge of the topics learned
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