ELD Verbs Matching Activity

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Examples: run, jump, is.

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What is the difference between a transitive and intransitive verb?

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A transitive verb requires a direct object to complete its meaning (e.g., 'She kicked the ball'). An intransitive verb does not require a direct object (e.g., 'He sleeps').

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What is the present tense of a verb?

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The present tense describes actions that are currently happening or habitual actions. Example: 'She walks to school every day.'

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What is the past tense of a verb?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. Example: 'He walked to school yesterday.'

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What is the future tense of a verb?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen. Example: 'They will walk to school tomorrow.'

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What are action verbs?

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Action verbs express physical or mental actions. Examples: run, think, eat.

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What are linking verbs?

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Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a subject complement. Common linking verbs include 'is', 'are', 'was', and 'were'. Example: 'She is a teacher.'

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What is a helping verb?

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Helping verbs, also known as auxiliary verbs, are used with main verbs to form verb phrases. Examples: is, have, will. Example: 'She is running.'

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What is a verb phrase?

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A verb phrase consists of a main verb and one or more helping verbs. Example: 'has been eating'.

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural). Example: 'The dog barks' vs. 'The dogs bark.'