Identifying the Verb
Objects and Complements
Helping verbs
Verb Tenses
More Verb tenses
100
What kind of action verb is capitalized in the following sentence? Please GIVE me your report.
Transitive
100
What is the capitalized word: direct object, indirect object, predicate noun, or predicate adjective? Finally the sculptor was PROUD of her latest piece.
Predicate adjective
100
Is the capitalized word a main verb, verb phrase, or a helping verb? A lion was STALKING an antelope in the high grass.
Main Verb
100
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. My brother and I ARE KEEPING the party a surprise.
present progressive
100
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. Two strangers WERE KNOCKING at the front door.
past progressive
200
What is a verb that connects the subject with a predicate adjective or predicate noun?
linking verb
200
What is the capitalized word: direct object, indirect object, predicate noun, or predicate adjective? Aunt Lou told the CHILDREN a funny story.
indirect Object
200
Is the capitalized word a main verb, verb phrase, or a helping verb? School HAD just begun when the fire alarm went off.
Helping Verb
200
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. The river FREEZES early in the winter.
present
200
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. They HAD HIKED that trail many times without noticing the cave.
past perfect
300
What is a verb that works with the main verb to tell about an action or make a statement?
Helping verb
300
What is the capitalized word: direct object, indirect object, predicate noun, or predicate adjective? Latoya and Harold are both MEMBERS of the community chorus.
Predicate Noun
300
Is the capitalized word a main verb, verb phrase, or a helping verb? The committee IS MEETING this evening at eight o'clock.
Verb phrase
300
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. I WILL CALL you the minute anything happens.
Future
300
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. The candidates WILL TRAVEL throughout the country.
Future
400
What is a verb that does not take a direct object?
Intransitive Verb
400
What is the capitalized word: direct object, indirect object, predicate noun, or predicate adjective? Aunt Lou told the children a funny STORY.
Direct Object
400
Is the capitalized word a main verb, verb phrase, or a helping verb? Amalia LOOKS unusually cheerful tonight.
Main verb
400
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. Jim HAS SEEN the movie three times.
present perfect
400
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. The girls HAVE KNOWN each other since they were babies.
Present Perfect
500
What is a verb that does take a direct object?
Transitive verb
500
What is the capitalized word: direct object, indirect object, predicate noun, or predicate adjective? Her cousin is a TEACHER.
Predicate Noun
500
Is the capitalized word a main verb, verb phrase, or a helping verb? I AM THINKING about what you said.
Verb phrase
500
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. In the apartment down the hall, someone WAS SINGING loudly.
past progressive
500
Is the capitalized word present, past, future, present progressive, past progressive, present perfect, or past perfect. Before the robbery a teller HAD NOTICED two men near the door.
Past Perfect
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