Introduction to Verbs
Directions: Answer the following questions in COMPLETE
SENTENCES on your own paper. You may use your textbook.
Verbs begin on page 398.
1. What is an action verb?
2. What two types of actions are there?
3. List 10 physical actions and 5 mental actions. (Hint: What are 10 physical
activities you do in PE that are verbs—and 5 mental verbs like activities you
do in the classroom? These answers are not in your book. THINK! THINK!
THINK!)
4. Complete Exercise 2 found on page 400. Answers only are fine, but you
must come up with 10 DIFFERENT words.
5. Explain the difference(s) in transitive and intransitive verbs.
6. Complete Exercise 4 found on page 402. Follow the book’s directions—yes,
this time you do need to write each sentence.
7. What is a linking verb?
8. What does a linking verb do? (Look for this answer right above the
definition you found for #7.)
9a. Use the word “feel” as an action verb in one sentence.
9b. Use the word “feel” as a linking verb in one sentence.
* see example at the bottom of page 405 and DO YOUR BEST!*
10. Complete 1-10 in Exercise 7 found on page 406. Do not write the
sentence. DO identify the verb. DO label the verb as action or linking.
Disregard the remaining directions the text gives.