Verb

​SPELLING SESSION

​forge

Granary

​condominium

​cottage

​mausoleum

Lesson 3: Verbs

​ATTENDANCE CHECK

Objectives

• Identify the action verb

• Differentiate linking verb from helping verb

• Differentiate transitive verb from intransitive verb

​How do you spend your weekends? What sort of things do you usually do?

IMPORTANCE OF VERBS

• Verbs deliver important information in a sentence and add impact and purpose. 

• They play a vital role in grammar and signals to the reader what action the subject is performing in the sentence.

• ​When you know how to use verbs correctly, you can clearly express your thoughts and feelings.

3 Kinds of Verb

• Action verb

• Linking verb

• Helping verb

​ACTION VERBS

​Give one example of a transitive or intransitive verb used in a sentence.

​Give one example of a sentence containing a linking verb.

​Give one example of a helping verb used in a sentence.

​Drills/Exercises

Multiple Choice

In order for a verb to be transitive it MUST have

• a predicate noun

• a predicate adjective

• an object

• an object of the preposition

Fill in the Blanks

Appear, become, feel, grow, remain, taste and sound are examples of what kind of verb?

Multiple Choice

Identify the HV in the sentence: Caleb was writing a letter to a dear friend.

• was

• was writing

• writing

• dear

Fill in the Blanks

Is the verb in this sentence: Liam is too old to play that game, a LV or an AV?

Fill in the Blanks

Tell whether the underlined word is a LV or a HV:

I will be visiting my grandparents very soon.

Multiple Choice

We tasted the chili. Identify the verb and tell whether it is transitive or intransitive.

• tasted, transitive

• tasted, intransitive

• chili, transitive

• we, intransitive

Multiple Choice

Identify what kind of verb does the sentence contain: He sings cheerfully and melodiously.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

• linking verb

• helping verb

During your asynch period proceed to the LMS and answer LP 1 U1 Lesson 3: Task 3.1 until 3.4 until the Reflection part.

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Assignment

>Perform the tasks in Lesson 3 during your asynchronous session until the Reflection part.

> Study in advance Lesson 4: Adjectives and Adverbs​

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