Kinds of Verbs
What type of noun is are?
What is a linking/being verb?
Choose correct verb:
The red fox (live, lives) alone most of the year.
What is lives?
In the world's oceans (is, are) dolphins.
What is are?
What kind of verbs are needed in verb phrases
What is a main verb and one or more helping verb?
What is definition of lay?
What is put down gently?
A verb that expresses being and LINKS the subject with a word in the predicate.
What is a linking verb?
Choose correct verb:
In the spring, however, pairs (make, makes) dens in burrows that other animals have left.
(Have, Has) you ever studied their behavior?
What is have?
What is the verb phrase in this sentence? Jesse Owens is remembered for his courage and his speed.
What is the definition of lie?
What is to be in a horizontal position or resting position?
Put this verb in this tense:
We _______ about special equipment for the sport. (learn-present perfect progressive)
What is had been learning?
Choose the correct verb:
Rebecca, Kimmy K, and Carly (swim, swims) in the ocean.
What is swim?
There (is, are) many theories about their communication
What is are?
Define a verb phrase.
What is a phrase with a main verb and one or more helping verb together?
(Lay, lie) down.
What is lay?
Put this verb in this tense:
One day next week we _______ for the first time. (dive-future progressive)
What is will be diving?
Choose the correct verb:
Mary, Amy, or Jacob (is, are) going to the movies today.
What is is?
Through their speech dolphins (show, shows) feelings.
What is show?
What does a main verb do?
What is expresses action or being?
I (accepted, excepted) the gift.
The definition of an intransitive verb.
What is a verb that does not have an object that is the reciever of the action?
In folk tales the fox (has, have) a reputation for cleverness
What is has?
(Has, have) you done your work?
What is have?
What does a helping verb do?
What is helps complete the meaning of the main verb?
I (lied, layed) the book on the bed.
What is lied?