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YOU SAY.....
VERB!!!
Find the simple predicate:
Little is known about the exact origin of most major sports.
is known
What is a transitive verb?
an action verb that has a direct object
What does the "InV" stand for in sentence patterns?
EX: S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or S-TrV-IO-DO:
Intransitive Verb
What does the "TrV" stand for in sentence patterns?
EX: S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or S-TrV-IO-DO:
Transitive Verbs
Find the simple predicate:
Trees grow nearly everywhere on Earth.
grow
Find the simple predicate:
Athletes became less competitive in the off-season between football and baseball.
became
What is an intransitive verb?
an action verb that does not have a direct or indirect object.
What does the "IO" stand for in sentence patterns?
EX: S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or S-TrV-IO-DO:
Indirect object
What does the "S" stand for in sentence patterns?
EX: S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or S-TrV-IO-DO:
Subject
Find the simple predicate:
Literally thousands of varieties exist.
exist
Find the simple predicate:
James Naismith, a YMCA director from Canada, invented and developed basketball in Massachusetts in 1891.
invented, developed
Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?
Reagan's mom promised him chocolate brownies.
Promised: Transitive
DO- brownies
Identify the sentence pattern as S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or
S-TrV-IO-DO:
Reagan and Joey ate the new, burnt version of the brownies.
S-TrV-DO
Identify the sentence pattern as S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or
S-TrV-IO-DO:
He paints the tree tissue with orange paint.
S-TrV-DO
Find the simple predicate:
Except in extreme cold or extreme dryness, trees can thrive anywhere.
can thrive
Find the simple predicate:
This game keeps the athletes in shape during the football and baseball off-season.
keeps
Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?
Brownies disappear quickly in Reagan's house.
disappear:Intransitive
No Direct Object
Identify the sentence pattern as S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or
S-TrV-IO-DO:
Chocolate frosting dripped on the living room carpet.
S- InV
Identify the sentence pattern as S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or
S-TrV-IO-DO:
Mom gave Reagan and Joey an exasperated glance.
S-TrV-DO-IO
Find the simple predicate:
Size, longevity, and leaf type are distinctions of different tree types.
are
Find the simple predicate:
Dr. Naismith creatively hung peach baskets on the end walls of the gymnasium.
hung
Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?
Reagan decorated the hot brownies with chocolate frosting.
Direct Object: "Decorated what or whom?"
The brownies
Identify the sentence pattern as S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or
S-TrV-IO-DO:
Reagan now eats in the kitchen at the table.
S-InV
Identify the sentence pattern as S-TrV-DO, S-InV, or
S-TrV-IO-DO:
I told my coach the halftime score.
S-TrV-IO-DO