Zander - Unit 1/Lesson 3

An action verb is a verb that carries a sense of movement or an action

For example, listened would be a action verb because it shows the action of listening

Walk

Talk

Ride

Play

Type

Run

It is not because the verb "is" does not portray a verb of movement, and it is not a verb that you can physically see people do

The first sentence pattern is made up of a subject and a action verb and together, they find a sense of completeness

Useful Tip: When the Subject and Action Verb make sense without the use of other words, it is apart of the first sentence pattern

Sentence: Elise ran.

Subject: Elise

Action Verb: Ran (shows the action of running)

Josh ran.

Subject: Josh

Action Verb: Ran (the action of running)

Added after the verb to complete the meaning of the predicate

(EX) Bob liked the cats

Cats would be the complement because it completes the meaning of "Bob liked the ..."

The direct object is a complement that is the result of a verb or recieves the action of the verb

To locate the direct object, it answers "who" or "what"

The direct object will always be a noun or pronoun

(EX) The dog ran to its owner

Direct Object: Owner

Why? Because when you ask yourself, "What did the dog run to ," the answer is "owner", which is the direct object

It is also recieving the action of beiing "ran to"

The second sentence pattern is made up of the Subject, the Action verb, and the Direct Object.

"The speaker motivated Peter to be better"

Subject: Speaker

Action Verb: Motivated

Direct Object: Peter

"Adeline guided the blind father"

Subject: Adeline

Action Verb: Guided

Direct Object: Father

 An indirect object shows to whom/what something is done or for whom/what something is done

This will always chronologically come before the direct object

This is also always a noun/pronoun

The indirect will never be preceded by a "to" or "from"

"Berry made Nicholas a robot"

Indirect Object: Nicholas

Because when you ask yourself, "For whom did Berry make a robot", the answer is Nicholas

"Early in the morning, Elise baked Bryan cupcakes to take to his birthday party"

Subject: Elise

Action Verb: Baked

Ask yourself, "For whom did Elise bake cupcakes?"

Indirect Object: Bryan

The third sentence pattern consists of the Subject, Action Verb, Indirect Object, Direct Object

This will always be the order words come in for it to be a third sentence pattern

(EX) Josh got his cat a toy

Subject: Josh

Action Verb: Got

Indirect Object: Cat

Direct Object: Toy

(EX) The whale gave her child food

Subject: Whale

Action Verb: Gave

Indirect Object: Child

Direct Object: Food