Directions: Underline the Verbs in the Following Sentences

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Verbs Directions: Underline the verbs in the following sentences. Examples: Every Saturday morning, Amy and I mow the yard and tend the flower garden. I think the grass is taller. 1. Soon after breakfast, Amy and I go outside and begin our chores. 2. We start early because by noon the weather is usually too hot. 3. The minute the dew dries, Amy says to me, “Grab the lawn mower!” 4. While I cut the grass, Amy edges the lawn. 5. After we neatly clip the grass, we weed the flower garden.

Directions: CIRCLE the sentence’s subject and UNDERLINE the verb. Identify if the verb is an ACTION or a LINKING verb.

6. Valerie loves creative gardening. 7. For instance, yesterday she spotted a wild aster in the brush of a vacant lot. 8. She gently pulled up the aster by its roots. 9. Valerie tucked the flower beside a fuzzy goldenrod in her side yard. 10. That may have been him. 11. Tokyo is the chief city of Japan. 12. A constellation is a group of fixed stars. 13. The gorilla is a huge jungle animal. 14. Washington is an important lumbering state. 15. Cleanliness is an essential health habit.

Directions: Underline the verb in each of the following sentences. Then, above each verb, write T if the verb is transitive or I if the verb is intransitive. T Example: Colonial America offered freedom to a variety of people. 16. In the 1600s, English taxes supported the Church of England. 17. Some people considered the taxes unfair. 18. For others, the Americas provided an opportunity for religious freedom. 19. Many people immigrated to the Colonies. 20. Victims of religious intolerance sought an escape from persecution. 21. The Puritans, for example, disagreed with many Church of England policies. 22. As a result, some Puritans left England. 23. This religious group founded settlements in Virginia and New England. 24. Indentured servants also traveled to American shores. 25. The poor of England desired economic opportunity.

Directions: On the line before each of the following verbs, write P if the verb expresses physical actions, M if it expresses mental action, or N if it expresses no action. 16. _____ seem 19. _____ speak 17. _____ dream 20. _____ know 18. _____ type 21. _____ was

Directions: Underline only the action verbs in the following sentences. Example: Although my mother very much enjoys her hobby, she sometimes thinks that it is too time-consuming.

22. In her spare time my mother designs and pieces quilts. 23. The first quilt she made is extremely special to me. 24. She used pieces of clothing that I wore when I was an infant. 25. Everyone we know admires her quilts and says they are incredibly beautiful. 26. My mother gets much joy and satisfaction from her hobby; in fact, she often calls her hobby a labor of love.

Directions: In each of the following sentences, draw one line under the linking verb and two lines under the words that the verb connects. Example: This yogurt smells sour. 27. Mother felt ill this morning. 28. Shirley is the secretary and the treasurer of the class. 29. The bread on the counter smelled delicious. 30. Connie grew bored and restless toward the end of the movie. 31. Alfonso seemed confused by the directions that you gave him. 32. Are we still friends? 33. The new student looks familiar to me. 34. Are all deserts hot and dry? 35. The scout leader was proud of her troops.

Directions: Identify the verb phrases in the following sentences by drawing one line under helping verb and two lines under each main verb. Write what tense the verb is in on the line at the end of the sentence. Example: Our class has been studying the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Present Perfect Progressive 36. Can you name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? ______37. Some people may ask why these structures are called wonders. ______38. Could it be that people have “wondered” how these monumental structures could have been built without the kinds of construction equipment that builders are using today? ______39. The pyramids of Egypt are considered the oldest of the seven wonders. ______40. Of the Seven Wonders, this group of pyramids has survived in the best condition. ______