Verbs!

Verbs!

Poll

How comfortable are you with identifing Verbs in a sentence?

• very comfortable

• comfortable

• not comfortable

What is a Verb?

• A verb is the action of the sentence. It shows what someone or something is doing.

Multiple Select

Which of these picture represents a verb?

What is a subject in a Sentence?

• A subject is a part of a sentence that contains the person or thing performing the action (or verb) in a sentence.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the subject of this sentence? Erin is running the 5K

Fill in the Blanks

What is the verb of the sentence? Erin is running the 5K.

What is Subject-Verb Agreement?

• Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular or plural).

• if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of the verb to match each subject.

The boys

• see

• sees

Action Verbs and Linking Verbs

•  The main verb in a sentence shows action or a state of being. Those that show action are called action verbs

•  those that show state of being are called linking verbs. 

• The dog ran back home. In this sentence, ran shows an action. 

•  My pet is a dog. In this sentence, is shows a state of being. 

Multiple Select

Is the following verb and action verb or a linking verb?

worked

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Select

Is the following verb and action verb or a linking verb?

were

• Action

• Linking

Practice!!!

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of the verb to match each subject.

The cats

• naps

• nap

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of the verb to match each subject.

You

• jump

• jumps

Fill in the Blanks

What is the subject and verb in the following sentence?

Harriet wrote an essay about her vacation to France

Fill in the Blanks

What is the subject and verb in the following sentence?

Bobby forgot his trumpet at home

Multiple Select

Which of the following are action verbs?

• sing

• desk

• boy

• pencil

Multiple Select

Which of the following are action verbs?

• paintbrush

• smiled

• dishes

• monkey

Multiple Select

Is the following verb and action verb or a linking verb?

Talk

• Action

• Linking

Multiple Select

Is the following verb and action verb or a linking verb?

are

• Action

• Linking