EXERCISE 31.2

Identify each verb or verb phrase in the following sentences by typing it out in the submission box.

Example:

Drivers should expect weather-related delays.

verb: should expect

  1. The story was released to the press late on Friday evening.

    was released
  2. Most athletes will be arriving well before the games.

    will be arriving
  3. Housing prices have fallen considerably in the past year.

    have fallen
  4. No one spoke in the room where the students were taking the exam.

    spoke; were taking
  5. The suspect has been fingerprinted and is waiting for his lawyer.

    has been fingerprinted; is waiting