Identifying Verbs

Identify the VERB in the following sentence:

The rude child placed gum on the window.

• rude
• child
• placed
• window

Identify the VERB in the following sentence:

Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go!

• Over
• river
• go
• woods

Identify the VERB in the following sentence:

To whom is she talking?

• to

• whom

• she
• talking

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

She danced gracefully across the stage.

• She
• danced
• gracefully
• across

Identify the VERB in the following sentence:

My dog's name is Scout.

• Scout

• dog's
• name
• is

Identify the INDEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentence:

Although he was feeling tired after a long day at work, he mustered the energy to complete his evening workout routine before preparing a healthy dinner.

• Although he was feeling tired after a long day at work
• he mustered the energy

• preparing a healthy dinner

• mustered

Identify the INDEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentence:

Despite the pouring rain and gusty winds, the determined hiker forged ahead along the steep, muddy trail.

• Despite the pouring rain and gusty winds
• the determined hiker forged ahead
• along the steep, muddy trail
• Despite the pouring rain and gusty winds, the determined hiker forged ahead along the steep, muddy trail

Identify the DEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentence:

After I finish my homework, I will go to the gym to work out.

• After I finish my homework
• I will go

• I will go to the gym

• work out

Identify the DEPENDENT CLAUSE in the following sentence:

Since she had never been to the beach before, she was excited to feel the warm sand between her toes.

• Since she had never been to the beach before
• she was excited to feel the warm sand between her toes
• the warm sand between her toes
• been to the beach before

Is the following group of a words a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on sentence?

I went to the store I bought some groceries I also picked up some cleaning supplies I bumped into an old friend we chatted for a while then I realized I had forgotten to grab a cart so I had to carry everything in my arms it was quite a hassle.

• Complete Sentence
• Fragment
• Run-on Sentence