PPT-R&J Act IV, linking verbs

Day 7FoundationsEnglish I Objectives 1 Analyze Shakespearean language for connotation and denotation of phrases 2 Review verbs and verb phrases 3 Determine the connotative meaning of words as they are used in a text analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. Grammar Presentation. Brought to you by:. Mohammad Yasser Zaki. . TIME for questions!. . . Are you a. . . MAN. . . for it?!. Guaranteed 100%: Injuries will occur… . Q1: What is the action verb in the following sentence:. They’re what’s happening!. Action Verbs. An . action verb. tells what action someone or something is performing.. My father . carries. the ladder.. The ship . chugged. into the harbor.. I . believe. From The Thousand and One Nights. Translated by N.J . Dawood. The Fisherman and the Jinnee. Ancient Persian and Muslim Folklore. Has story-within-a-story structure. Folktales – part of the oral tradition passed down by word of mouth for centuries before being written down.. Model for Grammar Presentation. “…it is nouns and verbs, not their assistants, that give good writing its toughness and color” (. Strunk. 72). . Example:. “There is an abandoned store on the southeast corner of Broadway and Thirty-fifth Street in Lorain, Ohio. It does not . Action Verb tell what the subject is doing.. . -An action verb can be found by asking the. question, “Can I….?”. . -Action verbs can be actions of the body or mind.. . Examples of action verbs:. pp. 61-64 and pp. . 97-99 in . Elements of Language. , 4. th. Course. Main Verbs and Helping Verbs. A verb phrase consists of one main verb and possibly one or more helping verbs. Helping Verbs. Sing to the tune of “London Bridges Falling Down”. . D. efinition:. . Action verbs. tell what subject does or did.. Sentence Examples: . The runner . sprinted. towards the base.. The batter. . hit . a walk-off home run.. He . dove. for the catch.. Action Verbs . Most often show . physical action . such as talked, freezes, jump, arrives, and threw . Can also show . mental action . (i.e. remember, considered, thinks, realizes, and learns) . Example Action Verbs . Review: What are each of the following?. Subject. Verb. Direct Object. Indirect Object. Prepositional Phrases. Start with a preposition. Ends with an object. An object will be a noun or a pronoun. Example: Towards the east.. Linking Verbs. Transitive/Intransitive Verbs. . Verbs. ‘I Cans’ and Essential Questions. ‘I Cans’. Use verbs (perfect tenses, transitive and intransitive, and linking verbs) in my writing.. Explain why a writer chooses a particular verb(s) in their writing.. Helping verbs: Indicate time or tense. Main Verbs: Action vs. Linking. Action: shows mental or physical action. Action verb may possibly lead to . A direct object. An indirect object. Adverbs. Skills Focused Lessons . Linking verbs . expresses a state of being. They connect or link, the subject to a word group that identifies or describes the subject. . Common Linking Verbs . Am . Is . Are . Parts of Speech Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Interjections Nouns Person, place, thing, idea Concrete nouns – can be perceived with at least one of the five senses (rock, salt, scream) A . verb. is a word that is used to express action or state of being. . A . verb phrase. consists of at least one . main verb. and one or more helping verbs. . A . Helping verb . helps the main verb express action or a state of being. .