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1 Copyright McDougal Littell use with Pupil s Edition pp. 14 1610 GRAMMAR, USAGE, ANDMECHANICSWORKBOOKL esson4 VerbsReteachingNameDateA verbis a word used to express action, condition, or a state of action verbexpresses a physical or mental action. An action verb that appearswith a direct object (a person or thing that receives the action of the verb ) is calleda transitive action verb without a direct object is an intransitive linking verblinks the subject of a sentence to a word in the predicate. Somelinking Verbs are forms of to be,such as am, is, was, and , such asappear, become, feel, look, remain, sound,and taste,may express Verbs such as grow, feel,and tastecan be either action or linking Verbs ,also called helping Verbs ,are combined with Verbs to form verb common Auxiliary Verbs are forms of be,and had, do, might,would, will, must, could,and Identifying VerbsUnderline the verb or verb phrase in each sentence.

2 In the space above each verb ,write Aif it is an action verb , Lif it is a linking verb , or AUXif it is an Auxiliary verb . and Clyde were famous bank robbers during the only two years, they killed a dozen innocent were wanted by the law for a variety of seemed romantic to Bonnie for about a and Clyde were traveling all over Texas together. , the life of a criminal is often harsh and was seriously injured in an auto accident at one treated her at home without the help of doctors or before her death, Bonnie looked sick and and Clyde died in a hail of bullets during a police ambush in Identifying Transitive and Intransitive VerbsUnderline the verb or verb phrase in each sentence. If the verb has a direct object,underline it twice. On the line, write Tfor a transitive verb and Ifor an intransitive verb . banks use the latest technology for surveillance of their cameras can videotape robbers without their alarms notify police of a robbery attempt guards sometimes stand at the doors to the criminals pay for their crimes with years behind 1A.

3 Identifying VerbsUnderline each verb once. If the verb has a direct object, underline the direct objecttwice. On the line, write Tfor transitive and Ifor network canceled the pomegranate originated in Persia or have keen senses of hearing and Egyptians used a uniform system of , hard ice forms quickly over northern make 80,000 trips for a single pound of course, Hollywood attracts job seekers by the the fall, salmon spawn in the Sacramento River of classical music was coming from the next mustard on the hot dog, Using Action and Linking VerbsComplete each of the following sentences with an appropriate action or linking verb . Then, in the lines, identify each verb you have used by writing Afor action or Lfor robbers _____the train just before the _____both skilled and robbers _____this job for months before this bags on the train _____over seven million dollars!

4 Thieves _____the last car of the engineer , the robbers _____the money bags off the _____the money and went their separate their hideout, some of the robbers _____at the sight of a low-flying plane and abandoned the of them _____long prison terms for the never _____the McDougal Littell use with Pupil s Edition pp. 14 16 GRAMMAR, USAGE, ANDMECHANICSWORKBOOK11 CHAPTER 1 Lesson4 VerbsMore PracticeNameDateCopyright McDougal Littell use with Pupil s Edition pp. 14 1612 GRAMMAR, USAGE, ANDMECHANICSWORKBOOKL esson4 VerbsApplicationNameDateA. Writing with Transitive and Intransitive VerbsUse a form of each of the Verbs listed below in two sentences, first as anintransitive verb and then as a transitive verb . Remember that a transitive verbmust have a direct (intransitive)What is swimming in this pond?(transitive)I swim 20 laps every study:(intransitive) _____(transitive) _____2.

5 Eat:(intransitive) _____(transitive)_____3. sail:(intransitive) _____(transitive) _____4. drive:(intransitive) _____(transitive) _____5. play:(intransitive) _____(transitive) _____B. Proofreading The writer of this paragraph was careless and omitted many Verbs . Proofread theparagraph. Wherever a verb is missing, insert this proofreading symbol ^and writean action verb , a linking verb , or an Auxiliary verb above traitor someone who betrays his or her most famous traitor in American history Benedict Arnold. Arnold oncea trusted general in the American army. He his bravery in a number ofdangerous battles against the British. He even injured seriously in defense ofhis country. At one point, however, he was passed over for a promotion tomajor general and resentful. Later, he reprimanded by George Washington foractions that his critics opposed.

6 Angry and bitter, Arnold with British forces ina plan to force the military base at West Point, New York, to surrender. Theplan was discovered, and Arnold to New York City where he joined the BritishArmy. Although he acres of land in Canada, he spent his last years in theWest Indies, despised by the citizens of his own 1is^