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Action Verbs
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A news reporter announces the news on television or radio.
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A news event happened only an hour ago.
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VERBS VERBS

Write the action verb in each sentence. 1. Reporters travel to the scene of a news event. 2. They interview people about these events. 3. Reporters discover the importantfacts in the story. 4. Most reporters work many hours a day. 5. They write about fairs, parades, and meetings. 6. Some reporters type their stories on paper. 7. Other reporters put their stories onto computers. 8. Television cameras film some news stories. 9. TV reporters wear microphones on their clothes. 10. These microphones catch every word. 11. Cameras record their movements and expressions.12. Many newspeople studied this business in school. 13. Others learned at work. 14. They watched other reporters. 15. They chose an interesting career. 16. Many schools offer courses in reporting. 17. Reporters often spend much time out of the office. 18. Newspapers take pride in reporting news accurately.
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Choose the correct action verbs from the box to complete the sentences below. Then write the action verbs in the crossword puzzle.
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raises explores manages plants

discovers solves operates teaches

decides steers lends leads

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2. A cook ? meals. 4. An engineer ? trains. 6. A rancher ? cattle. 8. A librarian ? books. 10. A captain ? a ship. 12. A gardener ? trees.

1. A mayor ? a city. 3. Ajudge ? cases. 5. A president ? a country. 7. An astronaut ? space. 9. A scientist ? problems. 11. A tailor ? clothes.

A News Report Suppose that you are a television reporter. Write a report about a recent event in your school, neighborhood, or city. Tell what happened and who was involved. Underline the action verbs.

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Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
helping main verb verb helping main verb verb

We will go to the circus.

Mom has bought the tickets.

A Write HV above each helping verb. Write MV above each main verb.
1. The circus is coming to town! 2. A big parade of animals will start theshow. 3. Circus performers have prepared all year for the event. 4. My mother was telling me about her first time at the circus. 5. Funny clowns were driving a tiny car. 6. She also had seen a huge elephant named Jumbo. 7. No bigger elephant has appeared in a circus tent. 8. Tonight the Flying Barkley Brothers will perform. 9. They are doing a high-wire act. 10. I am going to tonight’sperformance.

B Write the helping verb and the main verb for each sentence.
11. Dad was showing me an article about a school

in Florida.
12. Many clowns have attended this special school. 13. New clowns are training there now. 14. Mom is making plans for a trip to the school. 15. Soon we will go there together. 16. I am packing my bags already! 17. We are flying tomorrow. 18. We will stay in a hotel.(continued)

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Underline each helping verb once...