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UNIT 4<br />
MATCHING VERBS<br />
Verbs can also change to show who or what is doing the action<br />
and when it happened.<br />
For example: I was reading. They were reading. I am reading.<br />
She is reading.<br />
1. Circle the verb then draw a line under who or what is doing the action.<br />
(a) Dad was shaking his head.<br />
(b) Mum called them <strong>for</strong> dinner.<br />
(c) The computer was in the study.<br />
2. Put a tick or a cross after each sentence to show if the verb group is correct.<br />
(a) Dad had sucked in a lungful of air.<br />
(b) Mum was wondered about Owen.<br />
(c) The <strong>word</strong>s was appearing slowly.<br />
(d) The teacher bellowed at Mickey.<br />
3. Write a verb or verb group to match who or what is doing the action.<br />
(a) Shaking his head, Dad<br />
(b) Owen<br />
(c) Computers<br />
(d) Waiting <strong>for</strong> Owen, Mum<br />
on the computer.<br />
downstairs <strong>for</strong> his dinner.<br />
very useful.<br />
Dad.<br />
4. Write an interesting sentence about a computer. Choose your verbs<br />
carefully.<br />
5. What do you think Mum and Dad should do about Owen and his computer?<br />
Think carefully about the verbs you use and make sure they match Mum and<br />
Dad and Owen.<br />
TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR WRITING (Book B)<br />
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