Confirming the use of verbs in context

Fish have the same capacity to feel pain as mammals. Yet millions of tonnes of fish are caught each year and an increasing number of species are at risk of extinction. ProVeg explains why sustainable fishing and fish farming is impossible in practice. The word in bold is a verb.

• Yes, it is.

• No, it isn´t it.

Fish have the same capacity to feel pain as mammals. Yet millions of tonnes of fish are caught each year and an increasing number of species are at risk of extinction. ProVeg explains why sustainable fishing and fish farming is impossible in practice. The word in bold is a verb.

• Yes, it is.

• No, it isn´t it.

ProVeg explains why sustainable fishing and fish farming is impossible in practice.

The word in bold is a verb.

• Yes, it is.

• No, it isn´t.

ProVeg explains why sustainable fishing and fish farming is impossible in practice.

The word in bold is a verb.

• Yes, it is.

• No, it isn´t.

• Yes, it is and it's a verb in third person.

Fish are one of the oldest and most biodiverse groups of vertebrates inhabiting our planet. They populate almost all the earth’s waters, but their numbers are dwindling rapidly. The word in bold is a verb because....

• It is a regular verb.

• It is followed by the noun They.

• Just because.

• Populate is not a verb, it's a adjective.

Fish are one of the oldest and most biodiverse groups of vertebrates inhabiting our planet. They populate almost all the earth’s waters, but their numbers are dwindling rapidly. The word in bold it NOT a verb because....

• It is an auxiliar of a verb.

• It is followed by the noun numbers.

• Just because.

• Are is modifying the verb dwindling.

It is particularly hard for us to imagine the world that fish inhabit. We rarely think of them as individuals – in most cases, we speak of them as collective beings, described in kilograms and tonnes. The word in bold is a verb because

• It is followed by an adverb.

• THINK is an irregular verb.

• It is just because.

• It is the third element of the sentence.

It is particularly hard for us to imagine the world that fish inhabit. We rarely think of them as individuals – in most cases, we speak of them as collective beings, described in kilograms and tonnes. Which words in bold is NOT a verb?

• described

• is

• think

• speak

The global ​ (a)   for fish ​ (b)   rising. Figures ​ (c)   by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ​ (d)   that fish consumption per capita ​ (e)   about 20 kg in 2017.3 4 Based on the phrase, select the best or logical verb.

• demand
• is
• released
• indicate
• was

Climate change and warming oceans are now also affecting fish stocks and the growth of many species might be negatively affected. A recent study showed that industrial fishing is occurring in more than 55% of ocean area – four times the area used by agriculture. Which of the BOLD words is a verb?

• are

• affected

• showed

• is