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What is a verb?

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A verb indicates action or a state of being. All verbs have five properties: person, number, mood, voice, and tense. There are many different types of verbs, including transitive and linking verbs. Examples… to go, to be, to sleep, to drive, to believe.

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What is the verb’s voice?

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Voice indicates the relationship between the subject and the action of a verb. There are two types of voices: active and passive.

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What is a verb tense?

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A verb tense indicates the time in which the action is performed. There are three verb tenses: past present, and future. Each tense has four forms; simple, perfect, progressive, and perfect progressive.

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What is a compound verb?

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A compound verb is a combination of an auxiliary verb and another verb. Compound verbs are used to create verb tenses that cannot be made from single verbs. Example: the ice cream will melt soon. (Will melt is the compound verb._)

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What is an intransitive verb?

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An intransitive verb is a verb that cannot take an object or does not need an object to convey its meaning. Example: She behaved poorly throughout dinner. (Behaved… cannot take an object. She behaved the chocolate bar, makes no sense….)

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What is a modal auxiliary verb?

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A modal auxiliary verb is an auxiliary verb that expresses necessity, obligation, potential, or possibility. Example: Nadia would buy a purebred dog if she had the money. (would…is the modal auxiliary verb)

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What is a transitive verb?

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A transitive verb requires an object to complete its meaning. Example: Burt carries the ball five yards. (here….carries…. ball….to complete its meaning.)

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What is an irregular verb?

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An irregular verb is a verb whose past tense cannot be formed by adding -d, or -ed. Example: ride/rode, drive/drove, go/went

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What is a linking verb?

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A linking verb is a verb that connects a subject to a predicate noun or adjective. Example: In the sentence Louise is a serious gambler, is…links the subject (Louise) to the predicate noun (a serious gambler).

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What is a regular verb?

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A regular verb is a verb whose past tense is formed by adding -d or -ed Examples; love/loved, type/typed, call/called

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What is an auxiliary verb (also called a helping verb)?

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A verb that combines with another verb to add to its meaning, Be, can, have, do, is, and will, are auxiliary verbs. Examples: Steve can cook the shrimp. Neil is winning the arm-wrestling match.

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What is an infinitive?

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An infinitive is the root of a verb plus the word …to… Ex. To bowl, to grimace, to sparkle.

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What is an infinitive?

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An infinitive is the root of a verb plus (to). Examples: to leap, to burnish, to ponder.

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What is the perfect progressive tense?

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The perfect progressive tense indicates an action that is still going on or was still going on at a certain time. Examples: we have been playing Monopoly all afternoon.

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense indicates an action that is happening right now. EX: He takes a break. She slaves away.

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense indicates an action that has already happened. Ex; Last year, I learned the electric slide.

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What is the simple tense?

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The simple tense indicates past, present, or future action. Ex: We ran. We run. We will run.

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What is the perfect tense?

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The perfect tense indicates a completed action. Example; I have already read that book.

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense indicates an action that is going to happen in the future. Ex: We will go to Hawaii after we win the lottery.

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What is the progressive tense?

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The progressive tense indicates action that continues for a period of time. Examples: We were playing basketball when it started to rain.

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What does a verb’s mood do?

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A verbs mood indicates the attitude of the speaker toward the action of the verb. There are three types of verb moods: indicative, imperative, and subjunctive.

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What is the indicative mood?

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The indicative mood is used in declarative sentences to express facts, ideas, opinions, and questions directly. The sentence (He snores thunderously) is in the indicative mood.

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What is the function of the imperative mood?

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The imperative mood is used to make commands. Ex: Wipe that smile off of your face.

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What is the subjunctive mood?

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The subjunctive mood is used in dependent clauses to indicate unreal or counter factual conditions. The subjunctive is typically formed by using the past tense plural form of the verb, even if the subject is singular. Ex: If I were Brazilian, I would speak Portuguese.

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What is the active voice?

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The active voice occurs when the subject performs the action EX: Teddy always sings “I Will Survive” at the karaoke bar. (Sings … is in the active voice.)

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What is the passive voice?

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The passive voice occurs when the subject recieves the action. EX: “I Will Survive” was sung by Teddy last night. (Was sung…. in the passive voice)

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What is the person property of a verb?

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The person proerty matches the person of the subject. There are three person types: first person (I am), second person (you are), and third person (he is).

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What is the number property of verbs?

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The number of the verb refers to whether the verb is singular or plural. A verb must always match the number of its subject. EX. The squirrels frantically hunt for nuts. (Squirrels is plural, so hunt…must be plural too.)

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What are the five properties of a verb?

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Person, number, mood, voice, and tense.

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True or False: the verb …to be.. is a transitive verb.

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False. The verb …to be… is not a transitive verb because it cannot take on an object. It is an intransitive, irregular, helping verb.

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What is the difference between a linking verb and a helping verb?

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Linking verbs connect the subject to predicate nouns or adjectives, whereas helping verbs add meaning to the other verbs in the sentence.

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Is the verb …to be… a regular verb?

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No. The past tense of ….to be…. cannot be formed by adding -d, or -ed, so it is an irregular verb.

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What part of speech is the infinitive in the following sentence? Amy’s only goal for tomorrow is to ace the test.

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to ace…is a noun

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Is ….could…a linking verb?

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No. Could…is a modal auxiliary verb because it expresses potential. (Modal auxiliary verbs can also express necessity, obligation, or possibility.)

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What is the difference between an irregular verb and a transitive verb?

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An irregular verb is a verb whose past tense cannot be made by simply adding -d or -ed to its end. A transitive verb is a verb that depends on an object to complete its meaning.

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Drink, sleep, and wear are examples of what type of verb?

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These are irregular verbs because their past tenses are drunk, slept and wore.

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Is …run.. an irregular verb?

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Yes, The past tense of run is ran, not runned, which means it’s an irregular verb.

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Is …trade… an irregular verb?

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No. The past tense of …trade is …traded, which means it’s a regular verb.

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True or False: The indicative mood expresses a command.

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False. The imperative mood expresses a command. The indicative mood expresses a declaration of facts, ideas, opinions, and questions.

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T/F Singular and plural are the types of verb voice.

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False. Active and passive are the types of verb voices.

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T/F The mood of a verb indicates at what time the action has been performed?

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False. The tense of a verb indicates time. The mood of a verb indicates the attitude of the speaker.

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T/F. Had been swimming…is in the past progressive tense.

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False. Had been swimming… is in the past perfect progressive. The past progressive tense would be …were swimming.

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What is the difference between the present perfect and the present progressive?

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The present perfect indicates an action that has been completed at some point (have jogged) whereas the present progressive indicates an action that is still continuing (are jogging).

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Conjugate the verb (to eat) in the simple future, future perfect, future progressive, and future perfect progressive. Conjugate for I.

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I will eat. I will have eaten. I will be eating. I will have been eating.

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Conjugate the verb (to throw) in the simple future, future progressive, and future perfect progressive. Conjugate for She.

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She throws. She will have thrown. She will be throwing. She will have been throwing.

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Conjugate the verb (to grow) in the simple present, present perfect, present progressive, and present perfect progressive. Conjugate for (they).

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They grow. They have grown. They are growing. They have been growing.

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Conjugate the verb (to believe) in the simple past, the past perfect, the past progressive, and the past perfect progressive.

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Believed Had believed were believing had been believing

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When do actions in the past tense take place?

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The past.

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T/F The active voice happens only in the present tense.

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False. A verb’s voice is unrelated to its tense. Voice can be active or passive in any tense.

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T/F The passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence performs the action.

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False. The passive voice occurs when the subject receives the action.

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What is the difference between the imperative mood and the subjunctive mood?

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The imperative mood is used for commands, whereas the subjunctive mood is used to express an unreal condition.

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What is the difference between the indicative mood and the imperative?

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The indicative mood is used for declarative sentences, whereas the imperative mood is used for commands.

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Why is the imperative mood rarely used in formal writing?

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The imperative is used to issue commands, it also implies the presence of a specific listener. Both commanding and addressing a specific listener are usually avoided in formal writing.

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T/F A verb’s number can sometimes disagree with the number of the subject.

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False. A verb’s number must never disagree with the number of the subject.

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T/F Many verbs that end in …-s… are plural.

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False. In fact, the opposite is true: most verbs that end in …-s… are singular.

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T/F Verbs are usually found in a sentence’s subject.

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False. Verbs are usually found in the predicate of a sentence.

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T/F Verbs have three properties

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False. Verbs have five properties (person, number, mood, voice, and tense.)

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Where in the sentence does a verb appear?

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In the predicate (the part of a sentence that conveys what the subject does or is)

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How does an auxiliary verb differ from a compound verb?

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An auxiliary verb adds meaning to another verb, whereas a compound verb is the result of adding and auxiliary verb to another verb. Example: Alfonso is performing his flag dancing routine on the front lawn. (is… is an auxiliary verb; is performing….is a compound verb.)

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T/F When a sentence expresses a wish, it should use the subjunctive mood?

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True. Ex: We wish you were here.

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T/F The present subjunctive uses the root form (the most basic form) of the verb.

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True. Ex. He demanded we be on time.

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What type of verb is ..will… in the following sentence? The kids promise they will halt their campaign of setting off stink bombs.

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Will… is an auxiliary verb because it modifies the meaning of plant… Will halt…is an example of a compound verb.

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In what person is the verb in the following sentence? Every morning, he goes to the deli and buys an egg sandwich.

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The third person

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In what person is the verb in the following sentence? I hate malls.

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The first person.

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In what person is the verb in the following sentence? They are a big, happy family.

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The third person.

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What’s wrong with the following sentence? You is hairy and so is your dog?

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There is disagreement between the person of the subject and the person of the verb. You… is a second person subject, but …is… is a third person verb. The sentence should be read: You are hairy and so is your dog.

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Do the verb and subject agree in the following sentence? They serve as material witnesses.

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Yes, They… is a third person subject and …serve… is a third person verb.

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What is wrong with the following subject/verb relationship? Many boys loves so-called chick flicks.

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The subject’s number disagrees with the verb’s number: boys…is plural, but ….loves…is singular. The sentence should read: Many boys love so-called chick flicks.

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What is wrong with the following subject/verb relationship? He drive the bus with aplomb.

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The subject’s number disagrees with the verb’s number: he…is singular, but drive.. is plural. The sentence should read: He drives the bus with aplomb.

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What is wrong with the following subject/verb relationship? The recording industry hate CD-burners.

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The subject’s number disagrees with the verb’s number: industry… is singular but hate… is plural. The sentence should read: The recording industry hates CD-burners.

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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? The Simpsons is a modern masterpiece.

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The indicative mood.

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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? If I were at the game, I would be screaming “defense!”

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The subjunctive mood

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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? The Union fought against the Confederacy in the Civil War.

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The indicative mood.

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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? J.R.’s use of biblical verse to defend his position struck us as odd.

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The indicative mood.

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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? Don’t tell me they’re here already.

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The imperative mood.

76
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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? I wish you were eight feet tall.

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The subjunctive mood

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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? Will you be forced to take driver’s ed?

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The indicative mood.

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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? Take off your muddy shoes.

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The imperative mood.

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What are the moods of the verbs in this sentence? Hide it in your shoe; she’ll never look there.

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Imperative and indicative, respectively

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What is the mood of the verb in this sentence? I wish he were a millionaire.

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The subjective mood.

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In what voice is the following sentence? Pharrell Williams both produces songs for others and records his own original songs.

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Active voice

82
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In what voice is the following sentence? The movie Rushore ..,was directed by Wes Anderson.

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Passive voice

83
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In what voice is the following sentence? Rebecca was caught shoplifting jeans.

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Passive voice

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Change this sentence so that it is in the active voice: My mom was told by my coach that I had skipped practice.

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My coach told my mom that I had skipped practice.

85
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Change this sentence so that it is in the passive voice: The executive made the decision in less than thirty seconds.

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The decision was made by the executive in less than thirty seconds.

86
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In the following sentence, …have seen… is in what tense? I have seen that episode of Saturday Night Live before.

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Have seen… is in the present perfect tense because it indicates an action that has been completed at some point in the past.

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In the following sentence, had been singing… is in what tense? We had been singing that song for years before it showed up on the big screen.

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Had been singing… is in the past progressive tense.

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List the five properties of the verb …to write.. in the following sentence. Stephan has written several papers about Othello’s love for Desdemona.

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Has written.. is singular. It is in the third person, the indicative mood, the active voice, and the present perfect tense.

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List the five properties of the verb …to sense… in the following sentence: For weeks you had sensed someone was watching you.

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Had sensed… is in the second person and is singular (although number is the same in the second person). It is in the active voice, the indicative mood, and the past perfect tense.

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List the five properties of the verb …to understand… in the following sentence: How can second graders have understood a book like Anna Karenina?

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Have understood…. is plural. It is in the third person, the active voice, the indicative mood, and the present perfect tense.

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Does this sentence contain a transitive verb? George swung from the treetops.

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Yes, swung.. is the transitive verb. Here, it depends on the treetops… for its meaning.

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List the five properties of the verb …to make …. in the following sentence: Yes, the prank call was made by us.

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Was made…is plural. It is in the first person, the passive voice, the indicative mood, and the simple past tense.

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Explain the intransitive verb in the following sentence: We worked all night on the model airplane.

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In this context, …worked… is an intransitive verb because it does not need an object to convey its meaning.

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What type of verb is the verb in the following sentence: Steven felt unbearably cold and tired.

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Felt… is a linking verb. It connects the subject (Steven) to the predicate. (Felt) is also an irregular verb.

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What type of verb is the verb in the following sentence> Professor Longhair remained at the concert venue long after the show was over.

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Remained…is an intransitive verb because it cannot take an object. Remained… is also a regular verb.

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What type of verb is the verb in the following sentence? Steph touched the pole to see if it was wet.

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Touched… is a transitive verb because it requires …the pole… to give it meaning. Touched… is also a regular verb.

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What type of verb is the verb in the following sentence? We will complete the pushups before Coach finishes his speech.

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Will…is a helping verb; it adds meaning to …complete….

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Find the infinitives in the following sentence: In order to learn how to speak to dogs, you must first learn basic barking.

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The infinitives are …to learn/to speak.

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