VERB TYPES ACTION VERBS Much of our experience

VERB TYPES!

ACTION VERBS • Much of our experience consists of physical activity. With younger children we often refer to doing words but we could also use the term action verb. We find examples of action verbs in most texts but particularly in texts such as procedures, recounts and narratives. – Eg. Put the soil in the container. Add the water to the soil. Mix the soil and water together.

SAYING VERBS • Activity: brainstorm better words to use than said. First team to list the most can have 50 fc each! – Eg. pleaded, whispered, sighed • Use a newspaper to find saying verbs. Highlight them! • Write a sentence with the following words and say it to your partner using the related expression. – blubbered, stammered, croaked, hissed, whimpered.

SENSING VERBS • Sensing verbs reflect processes of our internal world. They are typically used in relation to humans – or non-humans given human-like qualities – describing what they think, feel, desire and perceive.

RELATING VERBS • These are the verbs that do not represent actions, speaking, thoughts or feelings. Their job is to simply link two pieces of information. These are called ‘relating verbs’. The most common are ‘be’ and ‘have’ and variations of these. • They are used throughout scientific and factual texts. • Within the clause they explain what things are and what they have.

RELATING VERBS CONT. • Activity: Listen to Miss Canas read a text about landmines. Fill in the table below in your Grammar books. An example has been done for you.

EXISTING VERBS • Another type of verb is where there is no action or relationship being described, simply a state. These types of verbs are introduced by the word ‘there’. – There was an old house on the hill. – There is a hole in your jeans. – There are no decent shows on television. – There was nothing to do. – There was not a breadth of air stirring.

AROUND THE WORLD! • Write one word for each verb type. • Place it in the hat. • Play the game!