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Explain what an action verb is.
It expresses a physical or mental action.
The word that answers the question "what?" or "whom?" is called the _________ .
direct object
Write a sentence that has both a direct object and an indirect object.
Own answer.
True or False: Always begin a quotation with a capital letter.
True
True or False: Commas and periods always appear inside quotation marks.
True
What is the difference between an action verb and a non-action verb?
Action verbs are used to describe an action that is performed. Non-action verbs are used for states, conditions, opinions and emotions.
Find the action verb, direct object and indirect object in the following sentence.
Teacher Jason gave the students a writing assignment.
Teacher Jason (AV), writing assignment (DO), the students (IO)
What does Subject-Verb Agreement mean?
Verbs must agree with their subjects in number: A singular subject requires a singular verb, and a plural subject requires a plural verb.
Is a collective noun (e.g. The football team) consider singular or plural?
It depends. It can be both based on whether it names the group as a whole or refers to the group's members acting as individuals.
A _______ verb shows the main action or state of being in a sentence.
main
A _____ verb helps the main verb show tense.
helping
A ________ consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs.
verb phrase
What is the verb phrase in the following sentence?
The holidays are approaching quickly!
are approaching
Write a sentence using a non-action verb.
Own answer.
What is the indirect object in the following sentence?
Teacher Jason gave the homework papers to Teacher Josiah.
Teacher Josiah
What is the direct object in the following sentence?
The teacher taught P6 students a funny song.
A funny song
