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Troublesome Verbs
Verbs & Verbals
Sentence Corrections
100
Identify the linking verb and state which words it links: Burma seemed completely void of any gospel influence
seemed (LV) Burma, void
100
I had (forgot, forgotten) to do my algebra homework.
forgotten
100
Coveting the vineyard, Ahab was (lying, laying) on his bed.
lying
100
Which of the two capitalized words is the VERB? CARPOOLING SAVES us money on car expenses.
saves
100
Can I bring Grandpa some of these cookies when we go tomorrow?
MAY I TAKE Grandpa some of these cookies when we go tomorrow?
200
Indicate whether the following verb phrase is action or linking: We HAD never VISITED Hawaii until this summer.
action
200
Andrew (brought, brung) his brother Peter to Jesus.
brought
200
Please (sit, set) the salad on the buffet table.
set
200
Which of the two capitalized words is the VERBAL? The letter CONTAINING my resignation HAS BEEN DELIVERED to the personnel office.
containing
200
I am going to learn my Irish setter to lay down and to set still.
I am going to TEACH my Irish setter to LIE down and to SIT still.
300
Identify the linking verb phrase in the following sentence: You should always be punctual for any appointment.
should be
300
God has (taken, took) my grandfather to heaven.
taken
300
The teacher has (sit, set) the deadline for our projects.
set
300
Which of the two capitalized words is the VERB? Steve WANTED us to HELP him for a while.
wanted
300
Leave me rest for a while, and then I'll bring you to the park.
LET me rest for a while, and then I'll TAKE you to the park.
400
Identify the VERB PHRASE: Were not watermarks first used on paper in Europe?
Were used
400
Look what the cat (drug, dragged) into the house.
dragged
400
Mother (raised, rose) the window shades in my bedroom this morning.
raised
400
Which of the two capitalized words is the VERBAL? PLAYING the piano GIVES me great pleasure.
Playing
400
He better quit lying his cleats on the coffee table.
He HAD better quit LAYING his cleats on the coffee table.
500
Identify the linking verb and state which word in the predicate is linked to the subject. Ann became quite ill with a tropical fever.
became (LV) Ann, ill
500
The ponds have (freezed, frozen) over completely this winter.
frozen
500
Nicole is (lying, laying) the quilts on the porch to air.
laying
500
Which of the two capitalized words is the VERB? For FINDING her gold ring, Mother GAVE Joshua five dollars.
gave
500
"Pilot, please sit this plane down; I want off," the frightened passenger pleaded.
"Pilot, please SET this plane down; I want TO GET OFF," the frightened passenger pleaded.