Unit 3: Verbs Lesson 12
Action Verbs
An action verb is a word that names an action and tells what a subject does. It may
contain more than one word. Action verbs can express physical actions or mental
actions.
She kicks the ball. (physical action) She likes piano lessons. (mental action)
Have, has, and had are often used before verbs. They can also be used by
themselves as action verbs when they name what the subject owns or holds.
The sports arena has 20,000 seats. Our coaches had a new playbook.
The opponents have blue uniforms.
We have played this team before.

Who are the antagonists in the story "ali baba and the 40 thieves", and are they're bad guys?

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.