Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - Bessie Coleman _________ born poor, black, and female in a small town in Texas in the early 1900s.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - Bessie _________ forced to drop out of high school to help support her family.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - Her dream _________ to go to college and make something of her life.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - She decided that her problems _________ not going to stop her.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - Finally, this hard-working young woman _________ able to move to Chicago and get a good job.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - Becoming a pilot _________ her new ambition.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - In the 1920s, no African Americans _________ admitted to American flight schools, so Bessie got her pilot’s license in France.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - African American organizations _________ proud of Bessie’s achievements and gave her many honors.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - Her airplane stunts _________ attended by hundreds of African American and white fans.
Problem Verbs: Be: Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the correct past tense form of the verb be. Choose was or were to complete the sentence. - Bessie Coleman’s example _________ an inspiration to generations of young African American pilots, both male and female.