Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp: More about Verbs

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Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp: More about Verbs by Brian P. Cleary illustrated by Brian Gable THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK To Isabella —B.P.C. Verb: A word that shows ing action or be by Brian P. Cleary illustrated by Brian Gable J M ILLBROOK P RESS / M INNEAPOLIS Verbs are words like sneak an sniff, d sneez e and seize eze and wh iff. he dw an 4 Planting carrots, getting traction, Verbs give sentences their action. 5 You might be e xploring the Alps or the Amazon, maybe r estoring the ch air th a ty our grandm ’s o n , a 6 knitting or h itting or r oping or bit ing— rbs can make senten ve very exc ces iting . They tell us of horses that nu zz le a n d nip, of bears as they guzzle sip. and birds as they 8 They tell us of scooters swerv i ng both and stopping , throws that are curving or sliding or dr oppin . g 9 wrap a package, tie a knot, So a lot. clap your hands, or cry tr emble, mph , riu T 10 tr ot, an dt ra m ple, use a verb you’ll for each example! 11 Fly to the flower shop, dash to the dance, ing by the sw sw immin pool, g frolic in France. 12 the circus r to Soa float to the fair. and Without verbs, your sentence can’t go anywhere. 13 Each sentence h as a subject— it’s kind of like the star. It’s what the whole thing’s all about: Dave’s d ish , k, Mom’s loo Todd’s r. ca 15 need a verb— Subjects always es swim fish es ak tm ha it ’s w 16 and lanterns li gh t and writers write and clippers cut and trim. 17 ar en’t the action k rbs e ind ev — om They “link” instead of “do,” S connecting sentence parts, as in, “ You lue.” r dog a uite b ppear s q 18