Mini lesson verbs
- 1. Verbs Verbs, “to be” verbs, Active Voice, Passive Voice
- 2. Verb A word that expresses action… Ex: Steven petted Rosie. …condition, or state of being. Ex: Rosie is happy! Rosie appears happy.
- 3. What would we do without verbs? Nothing. Subjects of sentences wouldn’t do anything.
- 4. Vivid Verbs
- 5. Why use vivid verbs? Creates a clearer image in your reader’s mind. Stan went into class. What image does this give you? Stan slithered into class. Stan sauntered into class. Stan bolted into class.
- 6. Helping (“to be”) Verbs Can, could C H Have, has, had Chad B. Am, are Swim A D Do, does, did B Be, being, been S Should, shall Olympic swimmer Chad from South Africa. W Will, would, was, were I Is The book calls these May, might, must “auxiliary verbs” M
- 7. Helping Verbs “auxiliary verbs” Helping verbs are always paired with another verb to create verb phrases. We should save a seat for Jeff. I have been running for a long time. Dave will be going away soon.
- 8. Linking Verbs A linking verb works by itself. Rosie is happy. I am tired. The instruments are safe in the bus. The students seemed bored during the trip.
- 10. So… Learn them, so you can avoid them.
- 11. But… Helping verbs aren’t completely useless. They help a reader understand when an action takes place Example: I am writing the essay. (present) I will write the essay. (future) I have written the essay. (past) But with sentences like the last one…
- 12. Strong Past Tense Sentences I wrote the essay. VS. I have written the essay. Both are past tense, but eliminating the “have” makes the sentence a stronger, less wordy sentence.
- 14. Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
- 15. Active Voice The subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb. Layla peeped through the hole in the door.
- 16. Passive Voice The subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb. The hole in the wall was peeped through by Layla.
- 17. How do I change my sentence into the active 1) voice? Determine the verb 2) Identify the performer of the verb 3) Make the performer of the verb the subject of the sentence peeped Layla The hole was peeped through by Layla. Performer of the peeping? Layla Revised to the active voice: Layla peeped through the hole in the door.
- 18. Active or Passive Voice? My boss made the decision yesterday. Active!
- 19. Active or Passive Voice? I ate a piece of cake Active!
- 20. Active or Passive Voice? The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time. Passive. What is the verb? Sung Who is performing the verb? Jason Fixed: Jason is singing the national anthem this time.
- 21. Active or Passive Voice? The computer crashed. Active!
- 22. Active or Passive Voice? The librarian read the book to the students. Active!
- 23. Active or Passive Voice? His hair was cut by a professional. Passive What is the verb? cut Who is performing the verb? professional Fixed: The professional cut his hair.
- 24. Last words. Passive Voice = lengthy, wordy sentences = reader gets bored Active Voice = stronger, more precise sentences = reader more likely to read
- 25. Today 1) Adverb Notes 3) Interjection Notes (pgs. 20-21) (pgs. 20-21) Define Define Adverb Interjection Intensifier Strong interjection Examples of each Mild interjection Questions adverbs Examples of each answer 4) Interjection Practice 2) Adverb Practice Pg. 29 “Practice and Pg. 21 “Practice and Apply” #1-5 all Apply” #1-10 evens