Wednesday, September 16th Good morning and Happy Wednesday!

• Warm Up: In the following sentences, state whether the verb is an action verb or a linking verb.

She seems like a nice person.

Brenda’s name sounds familiar.

Jim plays basketball.

Wednesday, September 16th In your notebook, write down the number of the sentences that you believe are grammatically INCORRECT:

1.)Do you even know your possessive pronouns?

2.) Yes, we know are possessive pronouns.

3.) Your sure about that?

4.) Yes, its pretty simple once you get the hang of it.

5.) …It seems they’re pretty confident!

Today’s Riddle

•Three brothers share a family sport. An endless marathon. They race every day and last the whole day long, the first of them is short and stout, the second tall and thin, the third is tiny, short and thin but he is sure to win… What are we?

Today we will:

•Define what a verb is•Distinguish between action, being,

linking and helping verbs• Identify different types of verbs in

sentences

Today’s Essential Questions

•What is a verb?•What are the different types of verbs?

VerbsWhat is a verb and

what are the different types of verbs?

Verb Definition•A verb expresses an action, states something that exists (state of being), or links the subject with a description.

Action Verb•An action verb tells what the subject is doing.

•Example: Bob threw the ball.

Find the action verbs in the following sentences.

•1. The wolf ran across the sand.

•2. Sit down.

•3. The dog barked at the man.

Being Verbs•State existence•Also included as helping and linking verbs

1. am 2. is 3. are4. was 5. were 6. be7. being 8. been

Find the state of being verbs in these sentences.

•1. My uncle is a pilot.

•2. The pie WAS good.

•3. You are upset.

Linking Verbs•Connects or links a subject to a noun or an

adjective in the predicate that renames or describes the subject.

•Example: Susan looked happy.• I feel shakey whenever I hear

about earthquakes.

**(Remember, the predicate is the part of a sentence that contains a verb and states something about the subject.)

Common Linking Verbs•smell •look•taste•feel•remain•turn

•appear•become•sound•seem•grow•stand

•being verbs

Pick out the verbs in these sentences and tell whether they are action verbs or linking verbs.

•1. Suddenly someone sneezed loudly.

•2. There are holes in my shirt.

•3. He appears happy.

Verb Phrases and Helping Verbs•Sometimes a verb can be more than one

word. When a verb is more than one word, it is called a verb phrase.

•Verb phrases can be two, three, or four words.

•Using helping verbs with another verb makes a verb phrase. These verbs HELP to form the verb phrase.

•Ex.: I am walking as fast as I can.Tara had been watching the program.Greta has forgotten her lunch.

Common Helping Verbs•shall•had•will•has•should

•do•would

•did•could

•must•can•may •have

•verbs of being

Instructions: Pick out the verb phrases in these sentences.

•1. You are going to Seattle.

•2. You have been resting too much.

•3. We must be early.

•4. I will be finished shortly.

Today’s Essential Questions

•What is a verb?•What are the different types of verbs?

Closing Time

•Please Define:

•Action Verb

•Being Verbs

•Linking Verbs

•Helping Verbs

Remember

•Action verbs tell what the subject is doing

•Being Verbs state existence

•Linking Verbs connects the subject to a descriptor

•Helping Verbs used with another verb to make a verb phrase