Bellringers
Week of 11/18-11/22
A VERB is a word that expresses action, existence or
occurrence. Make your bellringers into a T-Chart labeling
one side as “Action” and one side as “Linking”.
Shows ACTION VERBS
• Action verbs will show action
such a “run”, “hop”, “draw” or
“carry”.
• It answers the question “what
is the subject doing?”.
• These verbs can change tense
by adding the suffix –ing
(present tense); -ed (past
tense) or adding a linking verb
to show future tense (example:
will run)
Shows EXISTENCE VERBS
Be
Did
Am
May
Is
Can
Are
Must
Was
Might
Were
Would
Been
Could
Has
Should
Have
Shall
Had
Will
Do
Being
Does
11/18/13 Bellringer
• Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs.
Then decide if they show ACTION or EXISTENCE.
Write them in your T-Chart on the correct side. The
first sentence is done for you.
In 1849, gold was discovered in California, which at
the time has 14,000 people. Dreams of striking it rich
caused thousands to head west. Few found gold. Most
struggled to survive. In 1855, the Gold Rush was over.
Many moved on in search of new gold fields. But, by
that time, California had almost half a million people.
And, it had become the 31st state.
11/19/13 Bellringer
• Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs.
Then decide if they show ACTION or EXISTENCE.
Write them in your T-Chart on the correct side. The
first sentence is done for you.
In 1947, Branch Rickey asked Jackie Robinson if he
had the guts to play professional baseball. As the first
black player, it would not be easy, but Robinson
promised to try his best. Pitchers hurled balls at him.
Players called him names. People sent him death
threats. But Robinson stood by his promise, and
Rickey stood by Robinson. Together, they changed
baseball forever.
11/20/13 Bellringer
• Analyze the paragraph below and identify the
verbs. Then decide if they show ACTION or
EXISTENCE. Write them in your T-Chart on the
correct side. The first sentence is done for you.
In 1964, four young men with matching haircuts
landed in New York. The Beatles’s music caused a
revolution as thousands flocked to see them.
More British groups followed, and suddenly as
many British bands were on the music charts as
American.
11/21/13 Bellringer
• Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs.
Then decide if they show ACTION or EXISTENCE.
Write them in your T-Chart on the correct side. The
first sentence is done for you.
Getting a dog? Don’t count out a mutt. Mutts are
often free, where purebreds can cost thousands. Also,
mutts might not be as handsome as purebreds, but
they’re less likely to be nervous or snappy, and best of
all, a mutt doesn’t have a million copies of itself
running around. A poodle is a poodle, but a mutt is
one of a kind.
11/22/13 Bellringer QUIZ!!!
• Analyze the paragraph below and identify the verbs.
Then decide if the verbs show ACTION or
EXISTENCE. Write them in your T-Chart on the
correct side.
• There are 8 Action verbs and 3 Existence Verbs.
A jerboa looks like a little miniature kangaroo.
Jerboas have long hind feet and very short forelegs.
They live in the desert, where they stay in burrows
during the day and hunt at night. Jerboas get their
liquids from their food, so they never drink water.
Jerboas are no bigger than guinea pigs, but they can
hop faster than a person can run.
Bellringer Checks:
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Be sure your name is on the bellringers.
Be sure your team name is on the bellringers.
Be sure each bellringer is labeled.
Turn them into the turn-in box.