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Find the main verb:
The dancing bears twirled around the stage.
Twirled
Find the linking verb:
The cowboy was scared of the cows.
WAS
Find the verb phrase:
I am kicking my shoes off under my desk.
Am kicking
Choose the correct tense and say the sentence out loud.
The bobcat's fur __________________ thicker every winter. (grow)
The bobcat's fur GROWS thicker every winter.
Find the common nouns in the sentence below:
The ants raided the picnic basket
Ants and basket
Find the main verb:
The solar system stretches so far.
Stretches
The tea looks so delicious.
looks
Find the verb phrase:
The lights will stay on during the game.
Will stay
Tomorrow, we _______________ in themed costumes in advisory. (dress)
Tomorrow, we will dress in themed costumes in advisory.
Find the collective noun in the sentence below:
I asked the team to take a knee while I spoke.
Team
Find the main verb:
We trudged through the snow together.
Trudged
The twins are partners in PE.
ARE
Find the verb phrase:
The horses were racing around the corral.
Were racing
Yesterday, the young girl _____________ water back from the well. (haul)
Yesterday, the young girl hauled water back from the well.
Find the abstract noun:
I trust you to tell the truth.
Truth
Find the main verb:
After the snowfall, the trees glistened in the sunlight.
Glistened
Find the linking verbs:
One of the daughters seemed pleasant; the other was rude.
seemed and was
I should have eaten earlier.
should have eaten
I hope that we _______________ to the moon on commercial flights one day. (travel)
I hope that we will travel to the moon on commercial flights one day.
Where does the apostrophe go?
The childrens Halloween party was on! Hooray!
The children's Halloween party was on! Hooray!
Find the main verbs:
The clown tumbled, crawled and jiggled his way up the stairs.
Tumbled, crawled and jiggled
Sing the whole linking verb song:)
Then also remember: appears, looks, tastes, sounds, feels,
Am, is, are, was, were, been, seem, were, been seem, were, been seem, am , is , are, was, were, been, seem, being and become
Find the verb phrase:
Did you ask for help?
did ask
The lightning bug _____________ its light right on my foot last night. (shine)
shined or shone
Change the following three words into plural nouns. Spelling counts!
1. candy
2. brush
3. fish
1. candies
2. brushes
3. fish