Action and Being Verbs
This type of verb shows what someone or something is doing, like "run" or "jump"
Action Verb
What tense is the verb "run"?
I run every day.
present tense
Abstract or Concrete?
love, anger, hope
abstract
Fill in the blanks
I ___
You You all
He/ ___ / It ___
I WE
You You all
He/ SHE / It THEY
What are the 3 types of punctuation that end a sentence?
Period.
Exclamation!
Question?
This type of verb links the subject to more information about it, like "am" or "was".
What tense is "jumped'?
She jumped over the puddle.
past tense
true or false:
Happiness is an abstract noun.
True
Replace the noun with a pronoun.
David runs every day.
He runs every day.
When do we use "an" and when do we use "a" in a sentence?
an when the noun starts with a vowel.
Identify the action verb in this sentence.
The dog barked at the cat.
barked
Change this sentence to future tense.
We sang a song.
We will sing a song.
Identify the abstract noun in this sentence.
Her courage helped her climb the mountain.
courage
Identify the pronouns in this sentence.
She gave me her notebook.
she, me, her
What part of speech is "loudly"?
The puppy barked loudly.
Adverb
Identify the being verb in this sentence:
The sky is blue.
is
What tense is "climbed"?
The cat climbed the old tree.
past tense
Which is NOT an abstract noun
joy, book, excitement, sadness
Book
True or false:
"Myself" is a pronoun.
True
What is the complete subject of this sentence?
The boy with the red had is playing soccer.
The boy with the red hat.
In this sentence
He seemed tired after the race.
What kind of verb is seemed?
being verb
Change the sentence to past tense.
I eat lunch with my mom on Saturday and Sunday.
I ate lunch with my mom on Saturday and Sunday.
Create a sentence using the abstract noun honesty.
Her honesty made her a good friend.
create a sentence using 4 different pronouns.
She ate my ice cream while her dog looked at it.
Identify the noun, verbs, and adjectives, of this sentence.
The big ball bounced down the quiet stairs.
nouns: ball, stairs
verbs: bounced
adjectives: big and quiet