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Action verbs: They are used to illustrate what someone
or something is doing mentally or physically.
Action verbs can be transitive verbs when they are followed
by the object which the verb has been acted upon.
Examples:
She kicked the ball. Verb: kicked
Object: the ball
The teacher punished us. Verb: punished
Object: us
Try it:
They . Verb:
Object:
They . Verb:
Object:
Action verbs can be intransitive verbs when they are not
followed by a specific object.
Examples:
I shouted really loud.
The door opens automatically.
Try it:
The lesson .
The students .
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