Kinds Kinds of of

VERBSVERBSPrepared by:Prepared by:

Baibon Aiza M. GaniBaibon Aiza M. Gani

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List down all verbs you can find in the passage.

The rim of fire is an arc stretching from New Zealand, along the eastern edge of the Asia, north across the Aleutian island of Alaska, and south along the coast of north and south America. It is composed of over 75% of the world’s active and dormant volcanoes.

This huge ring of volcanoes This huge ring of volcanoes and seismic (earthquake) and seismic (earthquake) activity was noticed and activity was noticed and described before the described before the invention of the tectonic invention of the tectonic plate theory. We now know plate theory. We now know that the ring of fire is that the ring of fire is located at the borders of located at the borders of the Pacific Plate and other the Pacific Plate and other major tectonic plates.major tectonic plates.

Plates are like giant rafts of Plates are like giant rafts of earth’s surface. Around the earth’s surface. Around the ring of fire the pacific plate is ring of fire the pacific plate is colliding with and sliding colliding with and sliding underneath other plates. This underneath other plates. This process is known as process is known as subduction, and volcanically subduction, and volcanically and seismically active area and seismically active area nearby is known as a nearby is known as a subduction zone.subduction zone.

This colliding plates This colliding plates create a tremendous create a tremendous amount of energy and amount of energy and easily melt rock into easily melt rock into magma, which rises to magma, which rises to the surface as lava and the surface as lava and forms volcanoes.forms volcanoes.

VERBSVERBS

is is knowknowwaswasareare

createcreatemeltmeltrisesrisesformsforms

VERBSVERBS- are words that show action or are words that show action or

tell what the subject does.tell what the subject does.

Examples:Examples:watch cutwatch cutread growread growclimb buyclimb buysing walksing walk

WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF VERBS?KINDS OF VERBS?

There are TWO kinds of There are TWO kinds of verbsverbs

1)ACTION VERBS1)ACTION VERBS

2)LINKING VERBS2)LINKING VERBS

ACTION VERBSACTION VERBS

-tell what the subject is doing-tell what the subject is doing

Examples:Examples:

work build planwork build plan

study pray joinstudy pray join

test play dealtest play deal

1.1. Jonathan Jonathan knowsknows how to ride a how to ride a bike. bike.

2.2. She She wantedwanted to talk to his to talk to his boss. boss.

3.3. He He wentwent to the post office. to the post office.

4.4. His wife His wife workedworked in the house. in the house.

5.5. I I boughtbought a blue car today. a blue car today.

ACTIVITYACTIVITYFind the Find the Action wordsAction words in the sentence in the sentence

1. I gracefully jumped over the old rotten log. 1. I gracefully jumped over the old rotten log.

- jumped- jumped

2. Bea ran as she could to the store.2. Bea ran as she could to the store.

- ran- ran

3. Bill and Jim carried the heaviest load of bricks.3. Bill and Jim carried the heaviest load of bricks.

- carried- carried

4. The fire started in the basement in a pile of rags. 4. The fire started in the basement in a pile of rags.

- started- started

5. The world revolves around the sun in 364 days.5. The world revolves around the sun in 364 days.

- revolves- revolves

LINKING VERBSLINKING VERBS

- connect a subject to a noun - connect a subject to a noun or an adjective in the or an adjective in the predicatepredicate

Examples:Examples:

Forms of Forms of

bebebe, is are, was,be, is are, was,

were, am, were, am, been, been,

beingbeing

Other Other linking linking

verbsverbs

appear, appear, become, feel, become, feel, grow, look, grow, look,

remain, seem, remain, seem, smell, sound, smell, sound,

tastetaste

1.1. America America isis the home of the the home of the brave. brave.

2.2. They They areare a very happy family. a very happy family. 3.3. Today I Today I amam going to the store. going to the store. 4.4. Today Today isis a sunny day. a sunny day. 5.5. She She waswas happy with her house happy with her house

ACTIVITYACTIVITYFind the Find the Linking verbLinking verb in the in the

sentencesentence

1. I felt nervous. 1. I felt nervous. - felt- felt2. She is reading while walking.2. She is reading while walking. - is- is3. My favorite subject is English.3. My favorite subject is English. - is- is4. You are not a poet.4. You are not a poet. - are- are5.Piolo was my favorite actor before.5.Piolo was my favorite actor before. - was- was

Do this activity:Do this activity:

Based on the pictures, make Based on the pictures, make a sentence using verb.a sentence using verb.

In a whole sheet of paperIn a whole sheet of paper

Make/construct 10 sentences Make/construct 10 sentences using linking verbs and using linking verbs and

draw/name at least 5 action draw/name at least 5 action wordswords