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Review Finding the Subject AND VERBS!!! Wheeeee!Chapter 31Finding the SubjectRemember that finding the subject of the sentence isnt too bad! Just figure out what the ACTION is and Who/What is performing it!

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Why is he going away?

Put questions in statement form so that it is easier to identify the complete verb phrase. Why is he going away? He is going away. How did he find his sister in the city?He found his sister by

Where is her office?Her office is

Finding the Subject in Questions Change in Subject position pg 44subVerbVerb

Vhere where and there will never be the subject of the sentence. (they are adverbs) There will be a quiz on Tuesday.

There is a new teacher in the department.

Here comes the woman now.

There and HERE (pg 44)The quiz will be on Tuesday

The teacher is new in the department. The woman comes here now. Verb

subject

subjectVerbSubj.Remember that the subject of a command sentence is you (understood). This is the ONLY case where the subject of a sentence may be left out.

Go to Chicago. Help your sister.

Commands (pg 44)YousubVerbYousubVerbCross out the prepositional phrase, then underline the subject.In the night train, the child slept.

Here, the motion of the railroad cars lulled the passengers.

The childs mother, a single parent, put a coat under the childs head for a pillow.

Exercise 8 pg 45In the night train, the child slept. Here the motion of the railroad cars lulled the passengers. The childs mother, a single parent, put a coat under the childs head for a pillow. 4. Outside the window, the lights from small towns and villages twinkled.

5. Sometimes passengers could look into peoples windows.

6. There was a silence in the train.

7. Why do people travel in the middle of the night?Exercise 8 pg 45Outside the window, the lights from small towns and villages twinkled.Sometimes passengers could look into peoples windows. There was a silence in the train.Why do people travel in the middle of the night.8. In most cases, children will rest quietly at night.

9. Will the woman with a young child and heavy suitcases have a difficult time at the end of the trip?

10. On the platform waits an elderly man, anxious for the first sight of his grandson. Exercise 8 pg 45In most cases, children will rest quietly at night.

Will the woman with a young child and heavy suitcases have a difficult time at the end of the trip?On the platform waits an elderly man, anxious for the first sight of his grandson.Verbs tell what happened and when (time)Test the sentence by adding Today, Yesterday, or tomorrow. Today she dances.Yesterday she danced.Tomorrow she will dance.

How to Find the Verb pg 47Tells what the subject is doing and when the action occurs. Examples:Arrive, leave, learn, write, open, write, teach(pg 48)The woman studied ballet.

Action VerbsAction Verbs (AV) express physical or mental action.pg47Action Verbs

dreamingrunningdancestudiedthinkingvote11The batter is hitting the game winning homerun.

The batter thinks about winning the game. 12Links the subject of a sentence to one or more words that describe or identify the subject. Examples:(see pg 49)Act, appear, become, feel, get, grow, look, remain, seems, smells, sounds, tastes, turnsBe (am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been)

She seems distracted

Linking VerbsA linking verb (LV) is a verb that expresses a state of being. A linking verb connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.

Pg 48Pg 48Linking Verbs14 The verb "to be"amhas beenmay beishave beencan bearehad beenshould bewaswill bemight bewerewould have been15Most of the other linking verbs are related to your five senses

soundappear, become, seem, looksmelltastetouch, feel, remain16

The music sounds loud.

The man seems irritated.The flower smells fragrant.The apple tastes delicious.The Girl Scout feels sad because no plants are growing at Camp Green Lake.17

Action verb or linking verb?The cookie smelled delicious!

Caveman smelled the cookie.LVAV18

Linking verbs link the cookie to a word in the predicate. When the cookie is the subject, it is not performing an action and is not able to smell, taste, touch. However . . .When the sentence is about someone eating, smelling, or tasting the cookie, there is action being performed. The verb is then an action verb. Linking Verb or Action Verb?19I smelled the chocolate chip cookies baking in the kitchen.

My little brother appeared at the kitchen window and stole a cookie.The cookie tasted gooey because it came straight from the oven. The cookie he ate appears to be underbaked.AVAVLVLV20Combines with a main verb to form a verb phrase. It always comes before the main verb and expresses a special meaning or a particular time. Examples:(see pg 51)Can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will Being, been, am, is, was, are, wereHas, have, hadDoes, do, did

He is sleepingHe might sleepHe should sleep. He could have been sleeping.

Helping Verbs Pg 50Helping VerbsA helping verb helps the main verb express action or a state of being. A helping verb can help either an action verb or a linking verb!

Santa Claus is helping himself to the cookies!22amisarewasweredodoesdiddonehashavehadbebeenbeingshallwillcouldshouldwouldcanmay

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Santa is checking his list twice. I know that you are hoping that you are on the good list, but the list does appear to be pretty short this year. You might have been left off of the list! The letter that you wrote could have been lost in the mail. Christmas might be looking pretty grim for you. 24A verb and all of its helpers is called a verb phrase.

Clints plane is tumbling over the Virginia falls. Unfortunately things might have been different if the engine had not died.

Always remember NOT is NOT a verbAVLV25Verb phrases are often interrupted by an adverb.

The engine of the plane will usually start.Usually the engine of the plane will start.Will start is the verb phrase; the adverb does not change the facts!!!! 26