Unit 10 Verbs
I.
Action Verb – a word that names an action. It may contain more than one word.
A. Physical – write, block, tackle, attack, catch, charge
B. Mental – remember, honor
II.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
A. Direct Object – directly receives the action of a verb; answers whom? or what?
B. Transitive Verb – has a direct object.
C. Intransitive Verb – does not have a direct object.
III.
Verbs with Indirect Objects
A. Indirect Object – answers the question to whom? or for whom?
B. Indirect Objects are ONLY in sentences that have direct objects.
C. Indirect Objects are ALWAYS before a direct object in a sentence.
IV.
Linking Verbs and Predicate Words
A. Linking Verb – connects the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in
the predicate.
B. Predicate Noun – a noun that follows a linking verb. It tells what the subject
is. Ex. Sam is a pitcher. (predicate noun)
C. Predicate Adjective – an adjective that follows a linking verb. It tells what the subject is like.
Ex. The pitcher is skillful. (predicate adjective)
D. Common Linking Verbs
be
become
seem
V.
Common Linking Verbs
appear
turn
look
taste
grow
feel
smell
sound
Present, Past, and Future Tenses
A. Present Tense – names an action that happens regularly; can also express a general truth.
Present Tense Forms
Singular
Plural
I race.
We race.
You race.
You race.
He, she, or it races.
They race.
B. Past Tense – names an action that already happened.
Ex. The runner trained hard.
I slapped the buzzer.
C. Future Tense – names an action that will take place in the future.
a. The word will is used with the verb.
b. Sometimes shall is used when the pronoun I or we is the subject.
Future Tense Forms
Singular
I will (shall) go.
Plural
We will (shall) go.