All About Verbs
What is the verb in the sentence:
Can you tell me what's for dinner?
Can tell
For the test, you must each be prepared for many words.
For the test, for many words
Adjective:
This is a true story.
True
Neither of us had heard anything about it.
Neither, us, anything, it
Yet
Is this a transitive or intransitive verb?
James ate a Reuben sandwich for his dinner?
Transitive
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
in Spain, on the plain
Adjectives
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a bunch of squawking turkeys.
seventh, true, squawking
Somebody needs to come and get that out of the oven.
Somebody, that
Either Bonnie would get famous and rich, or she would die trying.
Either, or, and
Linking or action verb?
Each autumn, the air grows crisper.
Linking
With Halloween coming up, be sure you set out candy for the Edwardsville Goblin, or he'll break into your house.
With Halloween, for the Edwardsville goblin, into your house
Adverb
Make sure you read the test questions very carefully
very, carefully
Anyone, she, her
Both she and Clyde Barrow went on a robbing spree.
Both/and
Linking or action verb?
Pumpkin pie always tastes gross to me.
Linking
Does he know he isn't allowed in the building after dark?
in the building, after dark
I forget sometimes that you can't lose weight instantly.
Both the teacher and the student ran away from the Edwardsville Goblin.
teacher, student, Edwardsville Goblin
Bonnie and Clyde robbed not only banks, but also many small grocery stores and small businesses.
and, not only, but also, and
Find the verb.
Can't you do something different this time?
Can do
Before the game, be sure to buy the bag of cookies.
Before the game, of cookies
Adverbs
Soon everyone on this miserable planet will kneel trembling before me!
soon, trembling
Many vendors spend their money on expensive purchases.
vendors, money, purchases
Neither Bonnie nor Clyde made it out alive from a lawman ambush.
Neither/nor