Verbs

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English
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A verb is...
a naming word
a joining word
an action word
a describing word
Answer explanation
Verbs either express action or a state of being.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Verbs are ____ related.
distance
time
size
amount
Answer explanation
Verbs are time related - the action expressed either happened already, is happening now, or is going to happen later. The timing of the action is expressed through the verb's tense.
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CCSS.L.6.5B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Verbs that express an action which has not yet happened are...
past tense
present tense
future tense
none of these
Answer explanation
It it hasn't yet happened, the verb is future tense (the action will happen in the future).
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A verb which expresses an action that is happening now is...
past tense
present tense
future tense
none of these
Answer explanation
A verb that expresses an action which is happening now is present tense....now = the present.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
A verb that expresses an action which has already happened is....
past tense
present tense
future tense
none of these
Answer explanation
If the action has already happened, it means it took place in the past, so it is past tense.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How many verbs: The squirrel climbed the tree.
one
two
three
none
Answer explanation
The only word which expresses an action is climbed.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How many verbs: Snow covered the roads and made them slippery.
one
two
three
none of these
Answer explanation
Covered and made both express actions.
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