You say you’re late because your partner is never ready on time; your partner says she takes her time getting ready because you’re always late

Please identify all the verbs in the following sentences and also indicate whether the verb form is

transitive, intransitive or linking.

a. Katelyn kicked the soccer ball with professional vengeance. b. Katelyn is a great soccer player. c. Katelyn tripped over the keeper. d. The hurricane hit the coastal community with terrible force. e. Were you out there in the storm? f. The professor really enjoyed challenging the students to do better.

The authors of your textbook offer three ways speakers can reinforce meaning and make their speeches more interesting through vocal variety. What are those three ways?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).