EXERCISE 46–9 Parts of speech: verbs

EXERCISE 46–9 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time.

Example

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My grandmother always told me a soothing story before bed.

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Answer: told
EXERCISE 46–9 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - My grandmother always told me a soothing story before bed.

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

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Answer: were, killed
EXERCISE 46–9 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - There were fifty apples on the tree before the frost killed them.

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Morton brought down the box of letters from the attic.

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Answer: brought down
EXERCISE 46–9 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Morton brought down the box of letters from the attic.

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

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Answer: Stay, ’ll [will] arrive
EXERCISE 46–9 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - Stay on the main road and you’ll arrive at the base camp before us.

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The fish struggled vigorously but was trapped in the net.

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Answer: struggled, was trapped
EXERCISE 46–9 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 Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to record your activity in your instructor's gradebook. You can also review your response at any time. - The fish struggled vigorously but was trapped in the net.