Practice w/ Transitive, Intransitive, & Linking Verbs
1. Identify and underline the verbs.
Green
Orange
2. Categorize as transitive (takes a direct object) or as intransitive (does not take a
direct object). Use highlighters and a pencil.
Example: More than 2 feet of rain was reported in Pensacola.
Your turn:
1.
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson speaks with The Weather Channel's Jordan
Steele about the cleanup process after Hurricane Sally.
2.
The storm made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama.
3.
More than 2 feet of rain has fallen in Pensacola.
4.
The city's downtown is covered in water.
5.
Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding along the Gulf coast.
6.
Sally lingered offshore for days at different strengths.
Identify and underline the verbs
Categorize as transitive (takes a direct object), intransitive (does not take a direct
object), or linking (links subject and subject complement).
Use highlighters and a pencil.
Example: Parts of Pensacola, Florida, are underwater as storm surge and flooding
from Hurricane Sally inundate neighborhoods, homes, and businesses.
1. The coast is being pummeled with sideways rain and beach-covering storm surge.
2. “(T)his is an epic proportion flooding event."
3. Hurricane Sally made landfall early Wednesday morning near Gulf Shores, Alabama.
4. "We opened the door and I walked inside, and I looked up and I could see sunshine.
5. The floodwaters grew dangerous quickly.
6. Rescues were ongoing in the Florida Panhandle.
7. Storm surge and rainfall flooding are by far the biggest killers in hurricanes."
8. La Niña is the main factor in the outlook over the next three months.
“I can do all things through Him who gives me strength.” ~ Philippians 4:13
Practice w/ Transitive, Intransitive, & Linking Verbs
9. Warmer-than-average temperatures are likely for much of the U.S. in October and
November.
10. La Niña is the periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific
Ocean.
11. On Tuesday, Denver tied and Rapid City, South Dakota, broke their record earliest
freezes.
12. The storm is bringing record-cold temperatures into parts of the Rockies and Plains.
“I can do all things through Him who gives me strength.” ~ Philippians 4:13