Verb Types/Tense
After we left Nebraska, we will drive to Wisconsin.
Fix the sentence. There are several ways to do this.
After we left Nebraska, we drove to Wisconsin.
After we leave Nebraska, we will drive to Wisconsin.
Linking verbs connect the subject to _______________ . Linking verbs do not show ____________________.
extra information (or a description) of the subject
action
The kids were _______________ when they found out their 10 page essay was due in two days.
A) dogged
B) dumbfounded
C) wistful
B) dumbfounded
What type of fish is Nemo?
clownfish
Tom waits at the diner to meet his friends, and they finally showed up.
Fix the sentence. There are several ways to do this.
Tom waits at the diner to meet his friends, and they finally show up.
Tom waited at the diner to meet his friends, and they finally showed up.
Helping verbs have to go along with another _________________. They extend the meaning of the main __________________.
verb
There was a ___________________ of baby formula earlier this year. People struggled to find any.
A) scarcity
B) gallant
C) surplus
A) scarcity
The first day of the 20th century was
January 1, 1901
also acceptable: Jan 1, 1900
The cookies smelled delicious as they came out of the oven.
In this sentence, "smelled" is a:
linking, helping, or action verb
linking
Identify the verb and type of verb (linking or helping):
Joe appeared exhausted after the game.
appeared
linking verb
Joe appeared exhausted after the game.
I called the airline to __________________ that my ticket was still good.
A) recur
B) attribute
C) verify
D) evoke
C) verify
Which parts of our body keep growing throughout our lives?
ears and noses
Bob smelled pizza from a block away and got a slice.
In this sentence, smelled is a:
linking, helping, or action verb?
action
Identify the verbs and type of verbs (linking, helping, and action):
The Mets were looking for a new pitcher.
The Mets were looking for a new pitcher.
Helping: were
action: looking
The song _________________ many strong emotions in the listeners.
A) attributed
B) associated
C) evoked
D) elapsed
C) evoked
Who wrote Hamlet, Macbeth, and Twelfth Night?
Shakespeare
Identify all verbs and their types in the sentence:
We will run all the way to Brooklyn, and we will eat pizza until we are stuffed.
We will run all the way to Brooklyn, and we will eat pizza until we are stuffed.
will run = helping verb-action verb
will eat = helping verb-action verb
are = linking verb
Identify the verbs and type of verbs (linking, helping, and action):
The Knicks have been bad for a long time, but are starting to improve.
The Knicks have been bad for a long time.
Linking verb: have been
helping verb: are
action verb: improve
The conclusion of the novel was ________________, which left some readers frustrated at not knowing the fate of the characters.
A) ambiguous
B) encompassed
C) aghast
D) sage
A) ambiguous
What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus