Helping Verbs
SSV
SVV
ID the formula
Miscellaneous
100
Name the first 5 helping verbs.
am, are, is, was, were
100
Use the Subject-Verb Identification. The boys and girls were running around.
were running - verb boys, girls - subject
100
Fred threw a thirty-yard pass and blocked for the tight end.
threw, blocked - verb Fred - subject
100
The happy man and woman were married last Friday.
SSV
100
What is another name for a sentence with one independent clause?
simple sentence
200
Name the helping verbs that begin with the letter h.
had, has, have
200
Tom and another man hiked along the long trail.
hiked - verb Tom, man - subject
200
The boy ate the food and got a stomachache.
ate, got - verb boy - subject
200
The dogs barked and yelped all night.
SVV
200
What is a group of words that can stand alone and that have a subject and a verb?
independent clause
300
Name the helping verbs that begin with the letter d.
did, do, does
300
The angry man and woman walked the little dog.
walked - verb man, woman - subject
300
The girl went to school early and left late.
went, left - verb girl - subject
300
Jan read and graded the quizzes.
SVV
300
What is the part of the sentence that names what the sentence is about?
subject
400
Three helping verbs begin with the letter m. May, might, ?
must
400
The green snake and the brown toad were not good friends.
were - verb snake, toad - subject
400
The horse jumped and kicked Scott.
jumped, kicked - verb horse - subject
400
The witches and their black cats surrounded the kettle and looked up at the sky.
SSVV
400
What is the word that shows action or state of being?
verb
500
Name the three helping verbs that rhyme.
could, should, would.
500
There are dry leaves and branches on the ground.
are - verb leaves, branches - subject
500
Chicago has become famous for its deep dish pizza and often sends the pizza to different parts of the country.
has, sends - verbs Chicago - subject
500
Scott, Bill, and Jeff went to the beach and swam in the huge waves.
SSVV
500
What is a compound subject?
two subjects in an independent clause
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