Find the verb (p 36)
Identify the verb:
The ferret grows up to two feet long.
grows
Supply the missing verb:
He ___ nervous about the procedure.
is
Identify the type of verb:
I am thirteen years old
linking verb
Identify the verb:
A domestic ferret is looking at me with its red eyes.
is looking
Supply the missing verb:
Tomorrow, Gary will ____ an operation on his knee.
have
Identify the type of verb:
She seems sad today.
Linking verb
Identify the verb:
Ferrets chase prairie dogs.
chase
Supply the missing verb:
His church ____ for him last night.
prayed
Identify the type of verb:
Dinner smells burnt.
Linking verb
remember: linking verbs define the subject or add more details about it. That means sensory verbs like appear, look, feel, smell, sound, or taste can act as linking verbs when they describe the subject.
Identify the verb:
That tame ferret is wearing a muzzle.
is wearing
Supply the missing verb:
Gary's parents will ___ in the lobby during the operation.
wait
Identify the type of verb:
Because of the spicy Jamaican pepper, David reached for his glass of iced tea.
Action verb
Identify the verb:
Some people confuse ferrets and weasels.
confuse
Supply the missing verb:
Gary ___ his friends to visit him later.
asked or told
Identify the type of verb:
The hurricane stirred the ocean into a frenzy.
Action verb