Action Verbs, Main Verbs, and Helping Verbs
What is the action verb in the sentence?
We traveled down the coast of Oregon.
Traveled
Name the direct object in the sentence.
I washed the dishes after breakfast.
Change the tense of the verb to future tense.
Someone arrived to dig the basement.
Someone will arrive to dig the basement.
Which is the correct verb form in parentheses?
Beth (brought, bringed) the book home.
Brought
Is the verb transitive or intransitive?
Sometimes he misses badly.
intransitive
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
They had taken one trip.
Had taken
Name the direct object in the sentence.
I also squeezed oranges for juice.
Oranges
Wet concrete will fill the empty forms.
Wet concrete fills the empty forms.
Which is the correct verb form in parentheses?
A Morgan's sleek coat (look, looks) dark in color.
looks
Name the direct object(s).
He, his father, and his uncle invited many friends.
friends
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
A scout would be riding ahead of the wagon train.
Find the predicate noun or predicate adjective. Which is it? (MUST GET BOTH FOR CREDIT)
Kites became popular hundreds of years ago
popular; predicate adjective
Name present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect for the underlined verb.
Soon the saxophone will have reached the age of 160 years.
future perfect
Which is the correct verb form in parentheses?
He had (drew, drawn) a flying machine.
drawn
What is the predicate noun or predicate adjective? Label PN or PA.
Mr. Darrow felt very good about one of his inventions.
good - predicate adjective
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
Did the travelers face many hardships?
Did face
Find the predicate noun or predicate adjective. Which is it? (MUST GET BOTH FOR CREDIT)
They were large leaves with twisted vines.
leaves; predicate noun
Name present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect for the underlined verb.
Jazz musicians have increased its popularity over the years.
present perfect
Which is the correct verb form in parentheses?
Julio or Dale (is, are) fond of The Wizard of Oz.
is
Say the tense of the verb indicated in parentheses.
Jess ____ the clarinet for several years. (play- past perfect)
Jess had played the clarinet for several years.
What is the verb phrase in the sentence?
Could we have explored the woods behind your home?
Could have explored
Name the direct object, predicate noun, or predicate adjective. Which is it? (Must answer both correctly for credit)
A man named Charles Darrow was creative.
creative - predicate adjective
Name present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect for the underlined verb.
After Sax had developed it, he persuaded the French army to use it.
past perfect
Which is the correct verb form in parentheses?
There (go, goes) the wizard in a balloon.
goes
Say the tense of the verb indicated in parentheses.
Now he ___ to study the sax. (decide - present perfect)
Now he has decided to study the sax.