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Verbs

Verbs

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English

7th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.1B, L.1.1E, L.2.1D

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4 Slides • 6 Questions

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Multiple Choice

What is a verb?

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A person, place, thing, or idea

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A describing word

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An action word

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A word that connects two ideas or sentences

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​Verbs -- An Action!

  • Most verbs are action words.

    • kick, run, jump, study, play​

  • They tell us what the nouns are doing.

    • ​The kittens drink milk.

      • ​Some are present tense (happening now!)

    • ​​Batman rescued the boy.

    • ​The team ran laps.

      • ​Some are past tense (happened in the past!)

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Multiple Choice

Find the verb: Gary the Snail watched Spongebob with question. 

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Gary

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watched

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with

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question

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Poll

Are all verbs action words?

YES!

NO!

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​Status/Linking Verbs + Helping Verbs

  • ​Some verbs describe a status or link an idea.

    • ​The girl is happy.

      • ​"Is" = a verb here because it tells us the girl's status or linking her to happiness.

  • Some verbs are used to help get a certain idea across.

    • ​My brother could be going with us.

      • ​"Could be going" is all part of the verb phrase.

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Multiple Choice

Find the verb: There are several new students this year. 

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there

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are

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new

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year

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Multiple Choice

What is the entire verb phrase?

My mom should be arriving soon.

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should

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should be

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should be arriving

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arriving

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Multiple Choice

Identify the main verb:

My sister is turning twelve this year. 

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is 

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turning

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