Grammar Practice Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

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Helping verb underlined: Our apple trees are blossoming now.

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blossoming

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Identify the helping verb in: 'We shall harvest bushels of apples.'

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shall

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Helping and main verb in: 'Apple orchards have been grown for many centuries.'

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have been grown

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Helping verb in: 'The earliest farmers had planted small wild trees.'

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had

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Main verb in: Soon they were joking one variety with another.

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joking

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Linking verb in: 'South and Central America are the native habitats.'

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are

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Helping verb in: 'The animals seem comfortable in Texas.'

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seem

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Linking verb in: The giant elephant appears very large

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appears

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Linking verb in: 'The lion's hide looks rough.'

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looks

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Linking verb in: 'The skin of the animal looks bony.'

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looks