UNIT 10 VERBS
7 th Grade
Language Arts
Ms. Smith
10.1 ACTION VERBS
An action verb is a word that names an
action. It may contain more than one
word.
Examples of physical: write, block,
tackle, attack, catch, charge.
Examples of mental: remember, honor.
Sports experts write about athletes.
10.2 TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE
VERBS
A direct object receives the action of a verb. It
answers the question “whom? Or what?” after an
action verb.
 Example: The team carried gloves and bats into the
stadium.
A transitive verb has a direct object.
 Example: The punter kicks the football. (Kicks what?
Football)
An intransitive verb does not have a direct object.
 Example: The team played well. (Does not answer
“whom?” or “what?”)
10.3 VERBS WITH INDIRECT OBJECTS
An indirect object answers the question to
whom? or for whom? an action is done.
Example: Kobe Bryant shows his teammates
new shots.
The direct object in this sentence is shots.
The indirect object is teammates.
Example: The helper gives the players towels.
(players is the indirect object).
Example: The helper gives towels to the
players. (no indirect object).
10.4 LINKING VERBS AND PREDICATE
VERBS
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence with
a noun or an adjective in the predicate.
 Example: Travis Hoffman was the manager. (was is a
linking verb).
 Common linking verbs: be, become, seem, appear,
look, grow, taste, feel, smell, sound)
A predicate noun is a noun that follows a linking verb.
It tells what the subject is.
 Example: Caitlyn is a pitcher. (pitcher is a predicate
noun.)
10.4 LINKING VERBS AND PREDICATE
WORDS (CONTINUED)
A predicate adjective is an adjective (word that
describes) that follows a linking verb. It
describes the subject by telling what it is like.
Example: The pitcher is skillful. (Skillful is a
predicate adjective. It describes the pitcher).
10.5 PRESENT, PAST, AND FUTURE
TENSES
 A tense of a verb tells when an action takes place.
The present tense of a verb names an action that
happens regularly. It can also express a general truth.
 Singular examples:
 I race.
 You race.
 She races.
The past tense of a verb names an action that already
happened.
 Examples: The runner trained hard. I He gained fame
as an athlete.
HOMEWORK 5/13/14
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Lesson 10.3 Exercise 5 Page 404
Write the first sentence:
The tournament sometimes attracts good athletes.
If the sentence contains a direct object, underline it once. If it
contains an indirect object underline it twice.
The tournament sometimes attracts good athletes. (D.O)
The university gave the tournament its support.
The university gave the tournament its support. (tournament
I.O.; support D.O).
HW Page 404 Ex 5 #1-20. Due Wednesday.