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NameDateEnglish Language Arts, Parts of Speech Unit 2, Verbs: Lesson 1 Worksheet: Introduction to Verbs. Verbs are words that describe action in sentences. In the sentence, “He ran the ball down the court,” the past tense of the verb run, ran, is the verb. It is impossible to have a grammatically complete sentence that doesn’t contain a verb, so you must learn to use verbs properly.In the passage below, circle or underline all the verbs.The sun rose at 4:45 on a Saturday morning in mid-June. Ralph and Ed planned this day months before. They both awakened at 4:30, 15 minutes before sunrise. Ed dressed and went downstairs to start the car. Ralph, by the time Ed arrived at 6:00, was waiting on the stoop of his building. He had packed all his fishing gear. When Ed pulled up in front of Ralph’s house, he got out of the car and opened the trunk. Ralph stowed his gear next to Ed’s. Ralph and Ed piled in the car. They drove northward. After a couple of hours, they decided to stop for breakfast. Ralph ordered a cheese omelet, while Ed settled on French toast with Canadian Bacon. They ate in silence. Some bad country-and-western music played on the jukebox. Everyone else in the diner talked over the day’s events. After breakfast Ralph and Ed sat over a cup of coffee and talked about their idiotic bosses. After they finished their coffee, Ralph and Ed drove on further north.Finally, at 11:00 in the morning, they reached the Battenkill River in Manchester, Vermont. They removed their fishing gear from the trunk of the car and began outfitting themselves to hit the stream. They disagreed on what kind of fly to use to lure trout on this hot summer morning. Ralph tied a number six gray Cahill on his line, while Ed rummaged through his streamer box looking for a wooly bugger. They both started fishing by 11:30.It turned out to be a good day of fishing. Ralph caught five trout: two browns, two brooks, and one rainbow. Ed, who fished a different section of the river, took four rainbow and three browns. On the drive home, they felt happy about a relaxing day of fishing.Now you try it: using the sense of each sentence below, insert an appropriate verb in the cloze blank.The fishermen ___________ in the river.*******__________ oatmeal for breakfast.We _______ sick of school.***** and ******* __________ for their algebra exam.I ________ late for school this morning.At our school, we have to _________ up and down the stairs to change classes.Our teacher ________ us to learn at our pace in our way.Mr. Feltskog ______ bald, not stupid.We __________ along Broadway this afternoon, window-shopping.The elevator _______ out of order.Please ________ me my book bag.Where ______ the nearest coffee shop?They __________ the greatest high school team in the city.Independent Practice: demonstrate your understanding of the fundamental use of verbs, as action words that sentences require to be grammatically complete, by composing six sentences with the verbs clearly identified. ................
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