Identify the main verb and its helping verb(s), if any, in each sentence. Some sentences have more than one verb.
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EXERCISE B1-10 Identifying verbs - 1 of 5: Do not bring up that issue again.
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Galileo lived the last years of his life under house arrest because of his revolutionary theories about the universe.
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EXERCISE B1-10 Identifying verbs - 2 of 5: Galileo lived the last years of his life under house arrest because of his revolutionary theories about the universe.
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Cynthia asked for a raise, but she didn’t expect one immediately.
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EXERCISE B1-10 Identifying verbs - 3 of 5: Cynthia asked for a raise, but she didn’t expect one immediately.
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We should plant the roses early this year.
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EXERCISE B1-10 Identifying verbs - 4 of 5: We should plant the roses early this year.
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The documentary was engrossing because it humanized World War II.
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EXERCISE B1-10 Identifying verbs - 5 of 5: The documentary was engrossing because it humanized World War II.