LESSON 4

TOPIC : PARTS OF SPEECH: VERBS

LESSON OUTCOMES : 1. differentiate action verbs from linking verbs and

helping verbs
2. distinguish transitive verb from intransitive verb
3. use correct verbs in writing a sentence or a
paragraph

ENGAGE

(source:
https://forestry.denr.gov.ph/redd-plus-philippines/publications/
Assessment%20of%20drivers%20of%20deforestation%20in
%20REDD+%20sites.pdf )

If you were one of the individuals in the picture, what actions would
you take to improve the condition of our forests?

ACTIONS:
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
EXPLORE:
If one thinks as an agent of change, she/he can do significant
actions that contribute in the development of the community.

A verb shows actions, links another word to subject, and helps

another verb. Sometimes, the verb is a single word; other times, it is
expressed in two or more words called verb phrase.

Action verbs tell what action someone or something is performing. They

can either be transitive or intransitive.

Transitive verb expresses an action which is done by the subject. It needs

a direct object as receiver of action.

1. The government provides seedlings for planting.

In this sentence, government is the subject and at the same
time the
doer of the action provides, and the receiver of the action is
seedlings.
Thus, the verb provides is transitive verb.
2. The community assist the agency in its reforestation program.
(The direct object or the receiver of action assist is agency.)

Intransitive verb does not need a direct object or receiver of its action.

1. Trees grow naturally. ( The verb grow does not pass its action to
any word in the sentence.
2. Diverse species thrive in the forest. ( There is no word that
receives the action thrive in the sentence.)

Linking Verbs are non-action words that connect or link the subject to a
word in the predicate. The word that is linked with the
subject can either be another noun, a pronoun, or an adjective
that identifies or describe the subject.

Linking Verbs
am were taste look grow
is be feel appear remain
are being smell become stay
was been sound seem
( May also be used as helping (May also be used as action
verbs verbs.)
 1. The people remain incognizant of the present condition of the
mountains. ( The verb remain links the adjective incognizant
to the subject people. The word incognizant describes
people, and it is called predicate adjective.)

2. The forests are gifts from the Supreme Being. ( The verb are
links the noun gifts to the subject forests. The word gifts
identifies the subject trees, and it is called predicate
nominative.)

Helping verbs are verbs that help the main verb in a sentence by
extending the meaning of the verb. The common linking
verbs are also used as helping verbs. The helping verb is part of
the verb phrase ( helping verb + main verb). The helping verbs
are important because they tell the time of action and the number of
subjects.

1. The children are helping their parents in planting trees.( The

words are
helping is the verb phrase; are is the helping verb and
helping is the main verb of the sentence.)
2. The various communities have volunteered to monitor the illegal
activities in the forests. ( The words have volunteered is the
verb phrase with have as the helping verb and volunteered
as the main verb.)

EXPLAIN: How important is the verb in the sentence? What simile

or metaphor can you create to express its importance?
Then post your simile or metaphor in your class FB
group page.

Simile or Metaphor

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ELABORATE: Search the Web

Search your class FB group page for the posted simile or metaphor on the
importance of verb in the sentence made by your classmates. Choose one
and comment on it.

My chosen Simile / Metaphor

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EVALUATE

Read the two short excerpts on Afforestation and Ecosystem. Then, identify the
verbs. Tell if it is action verb, linking verb or verb phrase on, and write T if it is
transitive verb, IV if it is intransitive verb.

A.
Afforestation is the process of planting trees, or sowing seeds, in a barren
land devoid of any trees to create a forest. The term should not be confused with
reforestation, which is the process of specifically planting native trees into a
forest that has decreasing numbers of trees. While reforestation is increasing the
number of trees of an existing forest, afforestation is the creation of a “new”
forest.
(source: excerpt from https://www.google.com/search?
q=a+sample+paragraph+on+afforestation&rlz=1C5CHFA_enPH815PH815&sxsrf=ALeKk01GmXqidu5c1QeLTn4gH
PKFX9u1Hg:1596440081544&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=qwSTIy3_pY2xVM%252CXkYj1iTpJhl-YM
%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSrDe_H-
2jg8k4dRK4GQhNjwVPNCg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjusNzfwv7qAhXax4sBHRJMDasQ9QEwC3oECAoQBQ&biw=
1366&bih=610#imgrc=qwSTIy3_pY2xVM)
B. Ecosystems can recover from destruction, however. The delicate coral
reef ecosystems in the South Pacific are at risk due to rising ocean temperatures
and decreased salinity. Corals bleach, or lose their bright colors, in water that is
too warm. They die in water that is not salty enough. Without the reef structure,
the ecosystem collapses. Organisms such as algae, plants such as seagrass,
and animals such as fish, snakes, shrimps disappear.
Most coral reef ecosystems will bounce back from collapse. As ocean
temperature cools and retains more salt, the brightly colored corals return.
Slowly, they build reefs. Algae, plants, and animals also return.
(source: excerpt from Ecosystem. Available @
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ecosystem/

Write your answers here. Just add rows if you need more.
verbs kinds Intransitive/
transitive
 Further Readings

Verb. Available @  of http://webapps.towson.edu/ows/verbs.htm.

Verbs. Available @ https://www.grammar-

monster.com/lessons/verbs.htm

Verbs. Available @ https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-

grammar-reference/verbs

REFERENCES

San Miguel, J.G., Barraquio, D.D, & Revilla, R.DV. 2010). Smart English. (2nd
ed) . Quezon City: C & E Publishing.

Writing and grammar: communication in action. Handbook edition. (2004).

Singapore: Pearson Prentice Hall.