VerbsAdverbs Action Verbs Show action in the sentence

Verbs/Adverbs

Action Verbs Show action in the sentence (DUH). RUN Slee p

Action can be physical (you can see it) or mental (you can’t see it). Thinking is something you do, but it’s not a physical action. Remembering is something you do, but it’s not a physical action.

Jeremy napped at his desk during lunch. Brandon sang at the Brave game. nappe d sang Julia thought the ride to Florida was too long. thought The house down the street seems empty. seems

Helping Verbs Help the action verb. You can’t have a helping verb without an action verb. Helping Verb Blues

Taylor is going to the football game. We are renting a house at the beach for the summer. Terra was camping in Montana last week. They were helping with the benefit raising money for ALS. is are was were

Linking Verbs • Linking verbs join a noun or a pronoun near or at the beginning of the sentence, with a word at or near the end. • The word at the end identifies or describes the noun/pronoun • Forms of linking verbs: • Be verbs: am, are, is, was, were, am being, are being, is being, was being, were being • Others: appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn

Linking Verb Examples • Examples: • Mary is jealous. • Bob can be mean sometimes. • Ms. Matthews was my favorite teacher, but then she gave us a test. • Joey appears sad today. • Mom, I love you but this spaghetti tastes awful.

Let’s practice… • • Even though I apologized, Jake remains mad at me. Remains – links Jake and mad She seems taller than I remember. Even though I told them to quiet down, the students were being too loud.

Adverbs Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs They answer the questions: how, when, where, why? Hint: Many adverbs end in “ly”

Adverbs modify verbs. The Olympic runner sprinted quickly to the finish line. Sprinted = verb How did the runner sprint? Quickly - adverb

Adverbs modify adjectives. The terribly awful music pierced my ears until I winced! Awful = adjective How awful was the music? Terribly = (adverb) awful!

Adverbs modify other adverbs. My dog barked extremely ferociously at the UPS delivery person. Extremely modifies the adverb ferociously. How ferociously did the dog bark? Extremely.

Let’s practice… • • • The fabulously expensive diamond glistened on Bessie’s hand. Fabulously – modifies the adjective “expensive” She carefully removed it from her finger and placed in on the sink. Carefully – modifies the verb “removed” Bessie very suddenly realized that was not a good idea as her ring spun down the drain. • Very – modifies the adverb “suddenly” – suddenly modifies the verb realized