Verbs - Week 3 Grammar

Common or Proper?Greek Common noun Proper noun Common or Proper?Fork Common noun Proper noun Common or Proper?Game of Thrones Common noun Proper noun Concrete or abstract?Happiness Concrete noun Abstract noun Concrete or abstract?Sunlight Concrete noun Abstract noun Concrete or abstract?Rejection Concrete noun Abstract noun An action verb tells us what someone does.Examples: kick, eat, think, sleep, run, talk.A linking verb tells us what someoneis. Examples: I am a teacher. You seem really tall. Action or linking? am linking is linking seem linking kick action hop action discuss action What is the verb in each sentence? Please number your response!1. Yesterday, I painted our new fence.2. Our company produces the finest computers.3. The weather is awful today.4. The leaves of my plant turned yellow.5. The horses are some of the fastest in the county. Directions: Identify the underlined verb in the following sentences as either action or linking verbs. Please number your responses!1. The newly cut grass smellssweet.2. Jordan readthe first chapter of the book.3. He looksvery important in his new suit.4. The fastest runner isthe winner.5. I hearthe sounds of music. Directions: What is the verb in each sentence below? Then tell me whether it is an action verb or a linking verb.1. I hit the baseball over the fence.2. We ran to the park together.3. The thunder is loud tonight.4. I swept the classroom floor after school.5. Susan and Jimmy are teachers.