Unit 3 Verbs

What is an action verb?

• a person, place, or thing

• a word that shows what the subject is, has done, is doing, or feels

• a word that is small and it comes in a sentence

• the main part of the sentence

Find the action verb:
The car passed everyone on the road.

• car
• road
• passed
• one

Find the action verb:
Many singers train their voices for years.

• train
• many
• voices
• years

Find the action verb:
I decided to sign up for ballroom dancing lessons.

• ballroom
• dancing
• decided
• lessons

Find the action verb:
Sandy flopped dramatically onto her bed.

• bed
• dramatically
• onto
• flopped

Transitive Verbs

• Have a direct object

• Do not have a direct object

Intransitive Verbs

• Have a direct object

• Do not have a direct object

Direct Objects

• receive the action of the verb

• come before the verb

• come after the verb

• answer the questions who or what

Is the underlined verb Transitive or Intransitive:

My mom left for work.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Is the underlined verb Transitive or Intransitive:

Mary baked a cake for my birthday.

• Transitive

• Intransitive