Lights, Camera, Action
Not is not part of the verb phrase. What part of speech is the word not?
What is an adverb?
The unicorn is getting aggressive in the magical forest.
What is the VERB PHRASE in this question? Remember verb phrase means ALL VERBS
What is "is, getting?"
Hannah smiled.
Transitive or Intransitive?
What is a intransitive verb?
Miss Cosby's first name.
Who is Charity?
She yelled when she hit the tree.
Identify the Action Verb/s.
What is yelled, hit?
Name at least 5 Linking Verbs.
(BE Verbs are also linking verbs but you CANNOT name BE verbs).
appear, look, grow, become, seem, feel, taste, smell
Lately, I have been working hard around the house and finally saved up $75.00
(Identify the HELPING VERB/S NOT THE ACTION VERB)
What is have been?
Transitive verbs pass the action to the ______________ in a sentence.
What is a receiver or what is a direct object?
Miss Cosby's favorite ice cream flavor.
What is Mint Chocolate Chip?
BE verbs are also action verbs.
Name at least 6 of the BE verbs.
What is was, were, is, are, am, will be, been, being?
This comes after a linking verb in a sentence.
What is the subject complement?
Clara will have been running for an hour at that point.
(Identify the Helping Verb/s. NOT The Action Verb.
What is will, have, been?
Don't forget to return your books.
(Transitive or Intransitive?)
Transitive
The teacher reads a book to her students then asks them questions about the story.
Identify the Action Verb/s in this sentence.
The subject complement that follows a linking verb is always this part of speech.
What is a noun, pronoun, adjective?
I eat dinner at seven o'clock with my parents.
Transitive or Intransitive?
What is Transitive?
Miss Cosby's played this sport in high school for 4 years.
What is tennis?
Carlos and Suzanne rode the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney World. Carlos was scared, so Suzanne assured him that the ride was more silly than scary.
Identify the Action Verb/s in this sentence.
What is rode, was, assured, was?
Tony always smells the soup and tastes the bread. Tony seems quiet whenever he works in the kitchen.
Identify the linking verb/s.
When I grow up I want to BEING a bassist so I MAY work hard.
(Each of these helping verbs need to be changed to a different form of that helping verb. What should they be changed to?)
What is Be, Must?
Smoke was rising from the chimney and into the atmosphere.
Transitive or Intransitive?
What is Intransitive?
Miss Cosby's fiance's favorite Roman historical figure.
OR
Miss Cosby's fiance's favorite American historical figure.
Who is Julius Caesar?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?