Lab 2: Station 1

Goal: Teacher candidates will identify action

verbs and linking verbs using Grammar
Graphics
 Types of Verbs
English has many forms of verbs. Verbs are
words that are used to show action or states of
being.
Transitive

Auxiliary/
Intransitive
Helping

Verbs

Linking To-Be
 Types of Verb
Action Verbs
Action verbs show action. They describe what you
are doing physically or mentally.
Action verbs are shown in Grammar Graphics as a
RED BALL
State of Being Verbs
State of being verbs show no action. There are 23.
State of being verbs are shown in Grammar
Graphics as a RED BALL with a HOLE
Linking Verbs
Linking verbs connects a State of Being verb with
a noun renaming the subject.
Linking verbs are shown in Grammar Graphics as a
RED BALL, with a hole, ON a Noun (square)
 Task

Read Each Grammar Graphics Lesson

1 & 2: Action Verbs
8: State of Being Verbs
13: Linking Verbs
Complete exercises 1, 2, 8, & 13 marking any
INTERJECTIONS and VERBS using the correct
Grammar Graphics Symbol.

Grammar
Graphics
 Lab 2: Station 2

Goal: Teacher candidates will identify

transitive and intransitive verbs
 Types of Verbs
English has many forms of verbs. Verbs are
words that are used to show action or states of
being.
Transitive

Auxiliary/
Intransitive
Helping

Verbs

Linking To-Be
Transitive Verbs

Most verbs are transitive

Transitive verbs CAN take a DIRECT OBJECT.
Intransitive Verb

An action verb without a direct object is an

INTRANSITIVE verb.
 Task

Complete the sort of Transitive & Intransitive

sentences.

Word
Sorts/
Concept
Sorts
 Lab 2: Station 3

Goal: Teacher candidates will identify the

types of verbs in ASL:
Plain, Indicating/Directional, Depicting
ASL Verb Types

Produced in a static location

Plain Location does not have meaning

Example: LOVE

Verbs are dynamic

Indicating/ Move towards a person, object, or

Directional space
Example: HELP

Conveys action/state of being

AND
Depicting Other information about meaning
Example: CL3-DRIVE-UP-HILL
 Task

Review each verb in the verb sort so that all

members of the group know the sign.
All members of the group SHOULD sign all the
words by the end of the time.
Sort the verbs by type.

Word
Sorts/
Concept
Sorts Shared
Vocabulary
 Lab 2: Station 4

Goal: Teacher candidates will identify the

characteristics of verb tense in English and
ASL
VERB TENSE

There are 12 forms of tenses in the English

language.
These are based on the combination of:

Time Form
Past Simple

Present Progressive

Future Perfect

Perfect Progressive
Time

Most of us are
Time familiar with the time
Past
of tense:
Present
Present is current
Future
Past the action has
finished
Future- the action will
occur.
Time
Form Simple- familiar
Simple forms of verbs
Progressive Progressive-
Perfect ongoing action
Perfect Progressive Perfect- ended action
with an earlier start
indicated
Perfect Progressive-
ongoing ended action
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Task
Create a time line for tense on a white board.
Illustrate/ place the forms of:
Walk
See
How are they similar or different?

Verb
Time
LIne