The Veldt and Action and Linking Verbs

Ray Bradbury

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events in Bradbury's life sparked his imagination and motivated him to write stories?

• He thought it was a great way to make money.

• His parents were both authors and encouraged him to write.

• A magician told him he would live forever.

• It was the only way to fit in after he moved to Los Angeles.

​a grassland, often in southern Africa, with scattered shrubs or trees

veldt

​a person who specializes in the study of mind and behavior or in the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

​​psychologist

​Vocabulary

not having depth, only measured in length and breadth

two dimensional

​the quality of producing the desired effects with little to no waste of time or materials

​​efficiency

​Vocabulary

Multiple Choice

Which of the following images portrays a "veldt"?

Multiple Choice

A psychologist is someone who...

• studies weather patterns

• repairs advanced technology

• studies the human mind and behavior

• designs virtual reality programs

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of something two-dimensional?

• A basketball

• A sheet of paper

• A building

• A statue

​Veldt

Wonderland

ELA Notebook, Unit 4 Tab

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Read "The Veldt"
(1st half)

A verb is a word that expresses

action or state of being. ​

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A complete sentence MUST have at

least one verb. ​

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There are two main types of verbs:

• action verbs

• linking verbs

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​Action Verbs

Multiple Choice

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

"The students studied their notes before the test."

• students

• studied

• their notes

• before

Multiple Choice

What is the action verb in the following sentence?

"After the football game, we went to the movies."

• game

• we

• went

• movies

Linking verbs do NOT express action. ​

A linking verb links or connects the subject of a sentence with another word in the sentence.

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​Linking Verbs

​"being" verbs

​"to be"

Multiple Choice

What is the linking verb in the following sentence?

"He closed the window because he was cold."

• closed

• window

• was

• cold

​Action or Linking?

some words can function as action verbs in some sentences and linking verbs in other sentences...

​Action or Linking?

Hint

Try substituting the word "is" for the verb in question.

Categorize

Options (6)

She feels the fabric before buying the jacket.

She feels sad today.

The plant grew three inches overnight.

He grew restless during the long meeting.

Nothing seemed to move in the dark forest.

He seems confident about the test.

Organize these options into the right categories.

Action Verbs

Linking Verbs

​Subject-Verb-Object

​The dog chased the mail carrier.

Categorize

Options (4)

The chef cooked the meal.

The company released the new product.

The meal was cooked by the chef.

The product was released by the company.

Organize these options into the right categories.

active voice

passive voice