Verbs
Action
Verbs
Transitive
Verb
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Verbs
words that name an action or describe a state of being
describe what is happening in the sentence
every complete sentence needs at least one verb
tell what action someone or something is performing
 an action verb that directs action from the performer of
the action toward the receiver of the action.
 The receiver of the action is a person, place, or thing
(noun or pronoun)
 This noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb
is called a DIRECT OBJECT
 TRANSitive verbs TRANSfer action
Intransitive
 Expresses action or tells something about the subject of
Verb
the sentence but does not direct action toward another
noun or pronoun
 Intransitive verbs do not have direct objects
Direct Object
 Noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb
 Direct objects are found by asking “what” or “whom”
after an action verb
 ALL direct objects are nouns or pronouns
 Action verbs that have direct objects are classified as
transitive verbs
EXAMPLES
 My older brother found a grass snake.
- subject (noun or pronoun): brother
- action verb: found
- found “what” or “whom”: grass snake
- grass snake is a noun that answers the question “found
what” and receives the action of the verb so it is the
direct object.
 I told Ricky not to take it home.
-subject: I
-action verb: told
-told “what” or “whom”: Ricky
-Ricky is a (proper) noun that answers the question “told
whom” and receives the action of the verb so it is the
direct object
Because both of these verbs (found and told) have a “receiver”
of the action (Direct Object) they are classified as transitive
verbs
Practice:
1. Label the
subject of
the sentence
with a “S”.
1. Scales cover a snake’s body.
2. Snakes do not have legs or arms.
2. Label the
Action Verb
with an “AV”.
3. Snakes lose their fangs periodically.
3. Label the
direct object
with an “DO”
5. Snakes eat, rats, mice, and frogs.
4. Some species also shed their skin.
Gentle reminders:
1.
Subject of the sentence= noun or pronoun the sentence is about
2.
Action verbs= tell what action the subject is performing
3.
Transitive action verbs= directs the action from the subject to a receiver of the
action (called the direct object)
4.
Direct objects=nouns or pronouns that receive the action of a transitive verb.
They are found by asking “what” or “whom” after the verb.