A New Best Friend 4 Today Tomorrow Yesterday 10 Other Verbs 16 Glossary 22 For More Information 23 Index 24 About the Author 24 Table of Contents ChaPter one ChaPter two ChaPter three 3
A New Best Friend Alex’s dad cracked the front door open and peeked his head inside I’ve got a surprise for you he said What is it Alex asked with excitement He set down the book he was reading and rushed toward the door ChaPter one (cid:36)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:91)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:79)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:90)(cid:68)(cid:76)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:3)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:71)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:183)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:86)(cid:88)(cid:85)(cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:76)(cid:86)(cid:72)(cid:17) 4
See for yourself Alex’s dad replied He opened the door the rest of the way Suddenly a furry brown blur burst into the house It’s a puppy Alex shouted I can’t believe it I know you’ve been wanting one Alex’s dad replied You will have to work hard to take care of him No problem said Alex I will feed him walk him and everything else Alex and his dad used many verbs when discussing the new puppy Verbs are words that describe what people or things do such as he works she jumps or it falls These are action verbs Verbs also describe how something is such as the flower is red Verbs are one of the most important parts of speech There is at least one verb in every complete sentence 5
