Kinds of Verbs
Ants rarely hurt people or animals, however.
hurt-action
The boy reached for it.
reached-past
Transitive or Intransitive?
She had dreams and determination.
had-transitive
Active or Passive?
A rhino has two horns.
active
The sun (raises, rises) over the buildings and shines on them.
rises
Hundreds of them march together in search of food.
march-action
Over the years, millions of additional skeletons _____________ there. (collect-future)
will collect
transitive or intransitive?
It was similar to the ancient game of court tennis.
was-intransitive
active or passive?
The animal is protected by its rough hide.
passive
This morning, two tiny tomatoes (sat, set) on the vines.
sat
These are driver ants of army ants.
are-linking
Kidney beans _________ first cultivated in South and Central America. (be-past)
were
Find D.O. and I.O.
These insects perform some useful tasks.
perform-tr.
tasks-D.O.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Cymbals (consists, consist) of two bronze discs.
consist
She watered the plants and (lay, laid) the watering can down.
laid
They float with only their eyes, ears, and nostrils above the water.
float-action
will have reviewed
Tom showed the class the honey-making process.
showed-tr.
process-D.O.
class-I.O.
Use the correct present tense form of the verb in parentheses.
The first violinist and a cellist __________ the conductor. (help)
help
A guide (brought, took) us on a tour of the exhibit.
took
Look at them carefully and notice the differences.
Look, notice-action
Until yesterday they ______________ moss. (study-past perfect progressive)
had been studying
Find the D.O. and the I.O.
They do, however, feed young hornets other insects.
feed-tr.
insects-D.O.
hornets-I.O.
Use the correct present tense form of the verb in parentheses.
In one waltz, an English horn or an oboe ______ a solo. (have)
has
The museum (lent, loaned) easels to all of the students.
lent