Identifying Verbs

Identifying Verbs

For each of the following sentences, identify the verb.

For help with this exercise, see section 17c.

Question

1. Irish immigrants built much of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, in the early 1800s.

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Identifying Verbs: For each of the following sentences, identify the verb. - 1. Irish immigrants built much of the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, in the early 1800s.

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2. They traveled together in large numbers from Boston in search of work.

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Identifying Verbs: For each of the following sentences, identify the verb. - 2. They traveled together in large numbers from Boston in search of work.

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3. Conservative New Englanders were suspicious of the Irish workers.

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Identifying Verbs: For each of the following sentences, identify the verb. - 3. Conservative New Englanders were suspicious of the Irish workers.

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4. Sometimes the workers earned their reputation for rowdiness through public fighting.

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Identifying Verbs: For each of the following sentences, identify the verb. - 4. Sometimes the workers earned their reputation for rowdiness through public fighting.

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5. With skill and strength, the Irish workers constructed Lowell’s profitable clothing mills.

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Identifying Verbs: For each of the following sentences, identify the verb. - 5. With skill and strength, the Irish workers constructed Lowell’s profitable clothing mills.