Verbs: Action Verbs pt.1

​What is a Verb?

​There are many types of verbs.

Verbs provide information about ​the action or state of the subject in a sentence.

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Note: The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that the sentence is about.

​The ball bounce around the room.

Subject: The ball​

Verbs

​Action verbs

Action verbs describe the subject's movements or behaviours.

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Chose which words are the action verbs.​

Multiple Choice

The winch writhed like a giant snake.

• winch

• writhed

• like

• giant

• snake

Multiple Choice

A massive wave swamped the yacht and snapped its mast.

• massive wave

• swamped

• yacht

• snapped

• mast

Multiple Choice

Everyone agreed it had been an excellent trip.

• Everyone

• agreed

• had been

• excellent

• trip

Write two or more sentences using an action verb

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