EXERCISE B1–9 Parts of speech: verbs

EXERCISE B1-9Parts of speech: verbs

In the box below each sentence, list the verbs in the sentence, including helping verbs and particles. If a verb is part of a contraction (such as is in isn’t or would in I’d), list only the letters that represent the verb.

Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

Example

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My grandmother always told me a soothing story before bed.

Possible revision:

Question

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Answer: told
EXERCISE B1-9 Parts of speech: verbs Parts of speech: verbs - In the box below each sentence, list the verbs in the sentence, including helping verbs and particles. If a verb is part of a contraction (such as is in isn’t or would in I’d), list only the letters that represent the verb. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - My grandmother always told me a soothing story before bed.

2 of 5

There were fifty apples on the tree before the frost killed them.

Possible revision:

Question

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Answer: were, killed
EXERCISE B1-9 Parts of speech: verbs Parts of speech: verbs - In the box below each sentence, list the verbs in the sentence, including helping verbs and particles. If a verb is part of a contraction (such as is in isn’t or would in I’d), list only the letters that represent the verb. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - There were fifty apples on the tree before the frost killed them.

3 of 5

Morton brought down the box of letters from the attic.

Possible revision:

Question

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Answer: brought down
EXERCISE B1-9 Parts of speech: verbs Parts of speech: verbs - In the box below each sentence, list the verbs in the sentence, including helping verbs and particles. If a verb is part of a contraction (such as is in isn’t or would in I’d), list only the letters that represent the verb. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Morton brought down the box of letters from the attic.

4 of 5

Stay on the main road and you’ll arrive at the base camp before us.

Possible revision:

Question

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Answer: Stay, ’ll [will] arrive
EXERCISE B1-9 Parts of speech: verbs Parts of speech: verbs - In the box below each sentence, list the verbs in the sentence, including helping verbs and particles. If a verb is part of a contraction (such as is in isn’t or would in I’d), list only the letters that represent the verb. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Stay on the main road and you’ll arrive at the base camp before us.

5 of 5

The fish struggled vigorously but was trapped in the net.

Possible revision:

Question

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Answer: struggled, was trapped
EXERCISE B1-9 Parts of speech: verbs Parts of speech: verbs - In the box below each sentence, list the verbs in the sentence, including helping verbs and particles. If a verb is part of a contraction (such as is in isn’t or would in I’d), list only the letters that represent the verb. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The fish struggled vigorously but was trapped in the net.