Identifying Verbs
The largest organ of the body is skin.
is
The bony structure around the eye is the socket .
S-LV-PN
The brain is the most complex organ in the human body.
linking
Oxygen and glucose are delivered to the brain by blood.
are delivered
In ancient times the hears was_____ the core of the body .
a) consider
b) considered
Considered
Although born a slave, Douglass escaped at the age of 27.
Indicative
The epidermis and the dermis are the two major layers of skin.
are
The color of the iris depends on the amount of pigment in the eye.
S-InV
The brain and the spinal cord are the two components of the central nervous system.
Linking
Twenty-five percent of the body's blood oxygen supply is consumed by the brain every day
is consumed
Words like cordial and courage are ____ from for, the Latin word for heart.
a)derives
b) derived
B
If I were Fredrick Douglas, I do not know whether I could have been successful in escaping.
Subjunctive
The color of hair is determined by the amount of melanin pigment in the basal layer of skin.
is determined
The cornea refracts light.
S-TrV-Do
The brain functions in an amazing way.
Intransitive
The brain has many nerve impulses.
has
The heart ___ the popular symbol for love .
a) is
b)was
Is
Choose to do your paper on Frederick Douglas.
Imperative
Sweat reduces the temperature of the body.
reduces
The muscles around the ye move the eye and the eyelid.
S-TrV-DO
The brain receives nerve impulses from many different sensory organs such as skin, eyes, and ears.
transitive
A nerve is stimulated by a mild electrical shock.
Is stimulated
Until the Middle Ages, the circulation process ___ not known.
a) is
b) was
Coca-Cola was first served in Atlanta, GA, for five cents a glass.
passive
Skin should be protected from the ultraviolet rays of the sun
Should be protected
The socket gives the eye a conduit for nerves and blood vessels.
S-TrV-IO-DO
The skull protects the brain
transitive
Thousands of these nerves are located in the brain stem.
Are located
Humans ____ a four-chambered heart.
a) Had
b) have
Have
After World War II, the company began to develop new products
Active