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Action Verbs • An action verb expresses a physical or mental action – Physical: run, jump, play, throw – Mental: think, believe, remember, imagine • Transitive Verb – Action verb that expresses an action directed toward a person or thing • Adam held the baby. (held is directed toward baby) • Brian brought flowers. (brought is directed toward flowers) Action Verbs • Transitive Verb cont – Action passes from the doer (subject of sentence) to the receiver of the action. – Words that receive the action of a transitive verb are direct objects. • Sylvia kicked Juan under the table. – Subject? – Action verb? – Direct object? • Josh wants a smile from Mary. • Cornelius painted the canvas. Action Verbs • Intransitive Verb – Action verb that expresses action (or tells something about the subject) without passing the action to the receiver. DOES NOT have a direct object. • The kids read quietly in class. • The teacher read aloud. • Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven seconds to spare. Action Verbs • NOTE: Depending on its use, some verbs can be either transitive or intransitive – Janet swam ten laps. • Subject: • Verb: • Direct object? – Janet swam really well. • Subject: • Verb: • Direct object?
