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Take 1 |
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LIGHTS!
CAMERA!
ACTION!
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A verb
is a word that shows action!!! |
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Imagine yourself on the playground
during playtime.
You run.
Maybe you climb.
I bet you even jump! |
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The words in orange tell
things
that you do.
Some things
that you do are easy
to see.
These words are called verbs.
A verb tells what a
person or
thing does.
A verb is an
action word. |
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Ready on the set!
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Take 2 |
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Finding the
verb in a sentence is as easy as
1-2-3!
Just follow these simple steps. |
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Find
the noun (person,
place or
thing) in the sentence. |
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Step 2: |
Ask
yourself, "What is the noun
doing?" |
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Step 3: |
When
you find what the noun is
doing, you have found the
verb! |
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Ready
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Take 3 |
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Check out this example! |
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The man reads. |
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Step 1: |
What is
the noun?
The noun is
man. |
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Step 2: |
What is
the man
doing?
The man reads. |
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Step 3: |
Reads is
the verb in this sentence! |
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Ready
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Take 4 |
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Sometimes finding the
verb is a little tricky.
Some verbs are harder to pick
out of a sentence.
Actions such as
run,
climb, and jump are
easy to see.
Other verbs show
actions that you can't see.
Think,
feel, and know are
actions that are hard to see. |
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Take 5 |
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See what I mean with this example! |
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Pat likes music. |
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Step 1: |
What is
the noun?
The noun is
Pat. |
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Step 2: |
What is
Pat
doing?
Pat
likes music. |
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Step 3: |
Likes is the
verb in this sentence.
Likes is a verb that is hard to
see. |
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Click here
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