8th grade HMH Grammar Workbook Module 3 flashcard

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What is an action verb?

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An action verb is a word that expresses physical or mental action. For example, in the sentence 'The artist creates clay objects,' 'creates' is the action verb.

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What is a transitive verb?

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires one or more objects. For example, in the sentence 'The blanket kept her warm,' 'kept' is a transitive verb because it has a direct object ('her').

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What is a verb phrase?

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A verb phrase consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. For example, in the sentence 'The moon will block the sun completely,' 'will block' is the verb phrase.

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What is an intransitive verb?

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An intransitive verb is a verb that does not require a direct object to complete its meaning. For example, in the sentence 'It was very loud,' 'was' is an intransitive verb.

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What does an adverb modify?

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An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. In the sentence 'Emilio recently visited his aunt's house,' the adverb 'recently' modifies the verb 'visited.'

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Give an example of a sentence with an action verb.

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Example: 'The dog barks loudly.' Here, 'barks' is the action verb.

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What is the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs?

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Transitive verbs require a direct object to complete their meaning, while intransitive verbs do not. For example, 'She reads a book' (transitive) vs. 'He sleeps' (intransitive).

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Identify the verb phrase in the sentence: 'They are playing soccer.'

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The verb phrase is 'are playing,' which consists of the helping verb 'are' and the main verb 'playing.'

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What is the role of an adverb in a sentence?

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An adverb modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing more information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action is performed.

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Provide an example of a transitive verb in a sentence.

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Example: 'She wrote a letter.' Here, 'wrote' is the transitive verb, and 'a letter' is the direct object.