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100
She ran the ball.
What is "ran"
100
"The supreme excellence is not victory in battle; it consists in defeating your enemies without even fighting them." Sun Tzu, the Art of War
What is "is"
100
You should do it.
What is "should"
100
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
What is a verb
200
The bricks fell off the house, so the man wondered what to do.
What is "fell" and "wondered"
200
Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell and making them look forward to the trip.
What is "is"
200
The teachers always show respect to their students. They may cut them slack for missing assignments. We should give them a pat on the back.
What is "may" and "should"
200
an informal term for an auxiliary verb, which combines with a main verb to help it express tense, mood, and voice.
What is a helping verb
300
A society's future depends on the successful socialization of new members. Norms perserve tradition.
What is "depends" "preserve"
300
He grew tired of walking.
What is "grew"
300
She dug into the tunnel. When she hit solid rock, she had forgotten the number one rule. She could have taken the route westward. Now she regretted making that poor decision and would change the past if it was possible.
What is "had", "could have", and "would"
300
the number of verbs that are in the Pledge of Allegiance
What is 1
400
Piercing and cutting with arc welders is not as fast and clean as an oxyacetylene torch, but many prefer it.
What is "prefer"
400
The man's attention was directed toward the bird outside the window. He didn't listen to the teacher. After thinking it through, the teacher slammed the giant ruler on the desk.
There is not answer
400
"As she entered the stage, everyone could notice the smug of chocolate on her face. She crammed 12 cookies into her mouth before the show. While she was trying to preform her dance, I knew I must stop the show. I gathered my friends together and started toward the stage"
What is "could", "was", and "must"
400
a phrase consisting of a main verb and any auxiliaries but not including modifiers, objects, or complements
What is a verb phrase
500
The septic system of a house or business located in a city or other suburban area connects to a street sewer line and feeds into a municipal sewerage treatment plant. Such systems are maintained by the municipal government or other public agency. It is the property owner's responsibility to keep the sewer lines open from the fixtures in the building out to the connection at the street.
What is "connects", "feeds", and "maintained"
500
The time has come for a new hero. The new hero will hold a treasure map. The map's evil secret appears dark in nature, but that will not stop the bandits from trying to defeat the hero. He will stop at nothing to protect the secret. This hero's name sounds great, because it is a palindrome. The name of this hero was Kanak.
What is "appear", "is", sounds, and "was"
500
This trailer could have floated accross the lake. I had no idea trailors could float! I might have driven over the water instead of driving over the bridge.
What is "could", "had", and "might have"
500
She sells sea shells by the sea shore. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.Betty bought a bit of butter, but she said, "this bit of butter is bitter!" I could make a bit of better batter with a bit of better butter." So, betty bought a bit of better butter and bam! Betty brings a bit of better batter. Label the verbs and verb type of the above phrases.
What is "sells-action" "picked-action" "bought-action" "said-action" "is-linking" "could-helping" "make-action" "bought-action" "brings-action"