About this video
A verb is a part of speech, and one of its most important jobs is to show action. Using a cartoon bear (the bear roars, runs, sleeps), the video shows verbs as action words and stresses that every sentence must contain a verb.
You'll be able to
- explain that verbs can show action.
- find the verb in a simple sentence.
- explain that every sentence needs a verb.
Key words
- verb
- A part of speech that can show an action, like roars, runs or sleeps.
- part of speech
- A category of words based on the job they do in a sentence, such as noun or verb.
- action
- Something that someone or something does.
Transcript
- [Voiceover] Hello, grammarians. Today I'd like to introduce you to the verb, which is another part of speech. But I suppose the most fruitful place for us to begin is by asking, "What is a verb?" A verb is a part of speech that has a bunch of different functions, but one of its most important functions is that it can express or show action.
Verbs can show action. In order to demonstrate this, I have brought along a little cartoon bear, and I'm going to use this bear in several sentences, each of which will contain a verb. Because all sentences contain verbs. So I'm gonna write a couple of sentences about the bear, and every time I use a verb, I'm gonna write it in yellow like that.
Here we go. The bear roars. The bear runs. The bear sleeps. Now, each one of these words in yellow is a verb. Each one of them is an action, and this is the first thing that verbs can do. Verbs can show action in sentences. And, in fact, all sentences must contain verbs.
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