Verbs
Identify the verb and the verb type in the sentence:
The dog barked at the man.
What is barked and action verb?
Mono
What is single?
Identify the nouns:
He stretched out his arms to the crystalline sky.
what are:
he, arms, sky?
Find the verb phrases in the following sentences.
She must have told you ten times.
What have told?
Combine:
The moment of truth arrived.
Max had felt raw. panic.
What is:
Max felt raw panic as the moment of truth arrived.
Identify the verb and verb type in the sentence:
The pie looks good.
What is looks and state of being or linking verb?
Although it was two separate apartments, the building did not appear to be a ________ from the outside.
What is duplex?
Identify the adjective(s)
He passed the tree in safety but new perils lay before him.
What is new?
The two words combined to create the contraction haven't.
What is have not?
Combine:
His mind screamed one repeated thought.
What am I doing here?
What is:
His mind screamed one repeated thought, "What am I doing here?"
Of the sentences below identify the action verbs:
Suddenly someone sneezed loudly.
There are holes in my shirt.
He appears happy.
The image appeared in the mirror.
What is sneezed and appeared
The Republican's willingness to work with the Democrats indicates their _________ approach to solving problems.
What is bipartisan?
Identify the adverb(s):
This is certainly a beautiful country.
What is certainly?
A helping verb may be connected with another word in a contracted form.
Aren't
What is are not?
Combine:
She unfolded the paper carefully.
She didn't want her teacher to see.
What is:
She didn't want her teacher to see, so she unfolded the paper carefully.
Name the helping verbs can be used alone as the main verb and are considered linking verbs
what is
is, am, are, was, were
The neighbors made a ___________ agreement to pay equally to build a fence between their two houses.
What is unilateral?
Identify the verbs:
Take your place young man said he.
What are take, said?
In sentences that are questions, the verb phrase is often separated by another word.
Where was the car parked?
What is was and parked?
Combine:
Time was running out.
She had to make up her mind.
What is:
She had to make up her mind because time was running out.
These verbs can be used with other verbs either to show action, or state of being.
What are Be, being, and been?
The committee said it wanted to refrain from _______ and therefore hoped the disputing parties could resolve the conflict among themselves.
What is bilateral?
Identify the clause(s):
The master had retired to rest before we came in.
What are independent and adverb dependent ?
Find the verb phrases in the following sentence
The child had suddenly choked on the food.
What is Had, choked
Combine:
Her mouth felt dry.
Her mouth felt tight.
What is:
Her mouth felt dry and tight.