all about verbs

What are verbs?

• Words that describe places

• Words that describe colors

• Words that describe emotions

• Words that describe actions

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is an example of a verb describing a mental action?

• My uncle drives a bus.

• The cat chased the mouse.

• John guessed the right number.

• Simon jumped in the pool.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the tense of a verb?

• Whether the action was in the past, present, or future

• The color of the verb

• The size of the verb

• The action of the verb

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is a linking verb?

• The mayor's daughters will sing after the break.

• Jane swims every morning.

• My ancestor was a pirate.

• The cat chased the mouse.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the main verb in the sentence 'My uncle will have driven for thirty years when he retires'?

• driven

• retires

• have

• will

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Which of the following is a modal auxiliary verb?

• must

• jumped

• swims

• chased

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the infinitive form of a verb?

• The verb in its past tense form

• The verb preceded with 'to'

• The verb in its present tense form

• The verb in its future tense form

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is a present participle?

• A verb that describes a mental action

• A verb that describes just 'existing'

• A verb formed from verbs ending in '-ing'

• A verb that links the subject to a description

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CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.8.1A

What is a finite verb?

• The main verb in a sentence

• A verb that tells whether the action was in the past, present, or future

• A verb that links the subject to a description

• A verb that expresses possibility

Which of the following is an example of a state-of-being verb?

• The mayor's daughters will sing after the break.

• My uncle drives a bus.

• Aliens exist in far away galaxies.

• The cat chased the mouse.

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B