Verbs-C6

= II. Verbs =

1. What is a verb?
A. Definition:

B. Examples: (verbs are bold-faced)

a. We **went** to the beach.

b.Dracula **bites** his vicitms on the neck.

c.The dog **barks** at strangers.

d.The girl always **hit** the people who were mean to her.

e.The mother always **yells** at her misbehaving son.

2. What is the //predicate//?
A. Definition:

B. Examples:

a.Candice **punched mark on the arm.**

b. Danny **hit the mans daughter.**

c.Danny **is ashamed of herself.**

A. //Compound Verbs//
Definition:

1. Examples

a.Serina **was looking** for her dad**.**

b.He **was playing** poker with her dad.

B. //Auxiliary Verbs//
Definition:

1. Examples

a.I **do** the laundry on Mondays.

b. She **is** the new president of America.

C. //Transitive Verbs//
Definition:carry an action and apply it to an object.

1. Examples

a.She **brushes** her hair every hour.

b.Mary **will lose** the race.

D. //Intransitive Verbs//
Definition:Expresses actions that do not require doing something that effect something elese.

1. Examples

a.Jack **fell** on the rocks at the beach.

b.They **ran** down the long road.

E. //Linking Verbs//
Definition:link the relationship between the agent and the rest of the sentence.

1. Examples

a.The plant will **grow** on sunny days.

b.She could **taste** the vomit in her mouth.

F. What is a //Verbal//?
Definition:

1. The three types of //Verbals// are:
a.

b.

c.

G. What is a //Gerund//?
Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

H. What is a //Participle//?
Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

G. What is an //Infinitive//?
Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.