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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 to complete its meaning. For example, in the sentence 'The blanket kept her warm,' 'kept' is a transitive verb because it has an object ('her').

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What is an intransitive verb?

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

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What is an interjection?

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An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise. For example, 'Wow!' and 'My, my, my!' are interjections.

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Can you give an example of an action verb in a sentence?

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Sure! In the sentence 'The dog runs fast,' 'runs' is the action verb.

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What is the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs?

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Transitive verbs require an 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 action verb in this sentence: 'The chef prepares a delicious meal.'

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The action verb is 'prepares.'

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Identify the transitive verb in this sentence: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'

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The transitive verb is 'explained,' as it has the object 'the lesson.'

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Identify the intransitive verb in this sentence: 'The sun shines brightly.'

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The intransitive verb is 'shines,' as it does not have an object.

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Provide an example of an interjection used in a sentence.

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An example of an interjection is: 'Hooray! We won the game!'