Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp: More about Verbs potx

by Brian P. Cleary
illustrated by Brian Gable
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Verb: A word
that shows
action or being
To Isabella
—B.P.C.
by Brian P. Cleary
illustrated by Brian Gable
MILLBROOK PRESS / MINNEAPOLIS
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Verb
s
are words like
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Ver bs give sen
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ences
their action.
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or roping or b
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us of horses
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and birds as they sip.
of bears as
they
guzzle
They tell us of scooters
bo
th
and stopping,
throws that are curving
or sliding or d
r
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p
p
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s
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r
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So wrap a package,
t
ie a knot,
clap your hands,
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T
r
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m
p
h
,
t
r
e
m
b
l
e
,

o
r
c
r
y
a
l
o
t
.
you’ll use a
v
erb
for each example!
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t
r
o
t
,
a
n
d
t
r
a
m
p
l
e

,
F
l
y
t
o
t
he flower shop,
dash
t
o
t
he dance,
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s
w
i
n
g
b
y
t
h
e
s
w
i
m
m
i

n
g
p
o
o
l
,
frolic in France.
Without
v
erbs,
your sentence
can’t go anywhere.
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S
o
a
r
t
o
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e
c
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r
c
u
s
a

n
d
f
l
o
a
t
t
o
t
h
e
f
a
i
r
.
Each sen
t
ence has a subjec
t
—
i
t
’s kind of like
t
he s
t
ar.
It’s whatthe whole thing’s

all about:
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D
a
v
e
’
s
d
i
s
h
,
M
o
m
’
s
l
o
o
k
,
T
o
d
d
’
s
c

a
r
.
Subjects always need a verb—
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t
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s
h
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s
s
w
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m
and lanterns li
gh

t
and writers wri
t
e
and clippers cut and
t
rim.
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They “link” instead of “do,”
con
n
ect
i
ng sentence parts, as in,
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S
o
m
e
v
e
r
b
s
a
r
e
n
’
t

t
h
e
a
c
t
i
o
n
k
i
n
d
—
“
Y
o
u
r
d
o
g
a
p
p
e
a
r
s
q

u
i
t
e
b
l
u
e
.
”
These linking
v
erbs
c
o
n
n
ec
t
a subject
to a word or phrase
that’s called a
subject co
m
p
l
e
m
ent.
It’s done in lots of ways:

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That strudel sure smells great.
I
t
b
e
c
a
m
e
r
i
d
i
c
u
l
o
u
s
.
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T
his
play
see
m
s second rate.
The cri
m

e remains a mystery.
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The forms of “be”
are linking verbs,
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l
i
k
e
,
“
A
r
e
y
o
u
r
n
a
m
e
s
M
i
c
h
e
l
l

e
?
”
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Were and
w
as
w
ork this way, too—
they’re forms of “be” as well.