Verbs

Which sentence contains an action verb?

• The mountain was a volcano long ago.

• Geologists were studying the region.

• Earthquakes are rare in this state.

• A small earthquake shook the area.

Which sentence contains a state-of-being verb?

• Our boat is beside the dock near the end.

• Two people rowed the boat to the island.

• Some happy children swam in the lake.

• Plants grow at the far end of the lake near the shore.

In which sentence is the verb phrase capitalized?

• The workers will repair the broken water PIPE TODAY.

• THE WORKERS will repair the broken water pipe today

• The workers WILL REPAIR the broken water pipe today.

• The workers will repair the BROKEN WATER pipe today.

Which sentence contains a verb in the active voice?

• The wood was carried by a helper to the workshop.

• On the shelf were some pieces of scrap lumber.

• The carpenter cut the board into thin strips.

• Each strip was handled carefully by the carpenter.

Which sentence contains a verb in the passive voice?

• People like to have vegetable or flower gardens.

• The garden was surrounded by a fence.

• Animals sometimes eat the plants in a garden.

• Birds visit the garden in our backyard.

Which sentence contains an action verb?

• She was the winner.

• I am studying for the test.

• Tornadoes are very common in the south.

• The dog ran around the yard.

Which sentence contains a state-of-being verb?

• She walked home from school.

• I ate pasta for dinner.

• The cat is under the bed.

• He worked hard cleaning the house .

In which sentence is the verb phrase capitalized?

• THE TEACHER is grading the tests this weekend.

• The teacher IS GRADING the tests this weekend.

• The teacher is grading THE TESTS this weekend.

• The teacher is grading the tests THIS WEEKEND.

In which sentence is the verb phrase capitalized?

• The two teams are stretching IN THE OUTFIELD

• THE TWO TEAMS are stretching in the outfield.

• The two teams ARE STRETCHING in the outfield.

• THE TWO TEAMS ARE STRETCHING in the outfield