ACTION VERBS:Transitive OR Intransitive Verb
T OR IT? (if T--> what is the object?) After digging for days, Marcus finally found a dinosaur fossil.
FOUND Transitive--> FOSSIL
What is the subject complement?
(ie She is annoying is=linking verb, annoying=subject complement/PA(adj.)
Stevie grew really tall over the summer.
TALL=Predicate Adjective (PA)
She wore a beautiful dress.
What is beautiful?
You should definitely clean this room yourself.
What is yourself?
The storm seriously hampered communication.
What is seriously?
They have a discussion about football.
What is about?
Just as I was watching the football match on TV, electricity went off.
What is just as?
Shoo, all of you, I’m busy!
What is shoo?
T or IT (if T--> what is the direct object?) I arrived 15 minutes after haltime.
Arrived INTRANSITIVE (no D.O.)
Quick: Linking(pa or pn?) or Action(T or IT)?
She eats chocolate cake on Sundays.
Eats= Action! (transitive)
This glass is breakable.
What is breakable?
My best friend’s gaming computer at school is much stronger than yours.
What is yours?
I anxiously await your response.
What is anxiously?
A plane is flying above the village.
What is above?
Though it is raining, they swam in the pool.
What is though?
Jeepers, that was close.
What is jeepers?
T or IT? (if T--> what is the direct object?)
Annabele opened her present as fast as she could.
Opened-TRANSITIVE-->present
Mrs. Stevens' class were well-behaved during her absence.
well-behaved= PA
This is the prettiest dress in the window.
What is prettiest?
Everything was ready for the party.
What is everything?
The only difficult step is the first.
What is only?
I slept after I arrived at my house.
What is after?
We can meet you wherever you want.
What is wherever?
Aww! Look at the baby, it’s so cute.
What is aww?
T or IT? (if T -->what is the direct object?)
Sidney tacked pictures of her favorite movie starts all over her bedroom walls.
Tacked-TRANSITIVE -->pictures
Action(T or IT) or Linking (PA or PN)?
We are staying at our cabin on the lake this weekend.
Staying=action=Intransitive
I have an important announcement to make.
What is important?
She is the best basketball player in the team.
What is she?
Donna is in charge of keeping the office running smoothly.
What is smoothly?
You can swim across the river.
What is across?
While I was playing with the children, he came the park.
What is while?
Wow! I had no idea you could sew, let alone make an entire outfit!
What is wow?
T or IT? (If T--> what is the direct object?)
An alien aircraft had landed on my front lawn during the blood moon.
landed- INTRANSITIVE (location and time are not objects people!)
Linking verb=PA or PN?
There are many problems with the way some people drive.
problems=predicate noun
The green frog hopped around the pond.
What is hopped?
He loves to play basketball.
What is he?
They are seriously concerned about their safety.
What is seriously?
She was late because of missing the train.
What is because of?
I went to bed at 10 pm as I had a plane to catch at 7 am.
What is as?
Oops! I hit the wrong button.
What is oops?
T or IT (if T what is the direct object?)
Ryan ran down the field as fast she could.
Ran- INTRANSITIVE
The shoes look very expensive.
PA = expensive
He had a puzzled expression on his face.
What is puzzled?
Denis and Jimmy want to buy a new car because theirs are so worn out.
What is theirs?
The roads were very slick on the way to school.
What is very?
My home is between library and bank
What is between?
She asked him why he was playing football.
What is why?
Ouch! That pavement is hot!
What is ouch?
T or IT? (If T what is the direct object?)
Our Umbrellas still as home, we had left before the rain.
Identify the ACTION VERB (T or IT?) & Identify the Linking verb and its subject complement (PA or PN)?
My baby sister threw her food on the ground because she was upset about the broccoli.
threw--transitive--food
was--linking-PA
I told a funny story to my younger sister. (there are two)
What is funny?
What is younger?
We go to the gym club together.
What is we?
The elections are coming soon.
What is soon?
Nobody came the party except George and Alex.
What is except?
I waited up for her until eleven o’clock.
What is until?
Brr! It’s so cold.
What is brr