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Verbs
The student will identify the verb(s) in each sentence.

This activity contains 25 questions.

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: For her family's health, Brenda makes her own wheat bread.   makes her health

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: We all feel bad about Jose's house fire.   feel bad fire feel

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: By the end of the month, the snow should be melting.   should be melting By, melting melting

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Have you turned in your voucher yet?   Have turned Have turned in Have

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: A line formed at the ticket office and stretched around the block.   formed, stretched stretched around

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: According to Dad, working hard leads to great rewards.   working According leads

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Neil and his older brother are very successful architects.   very are successful

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: In my opinion, the Nelsons have not taken full advantage of their historic home.   have opinion, advantage have taken

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Please turn down the volume on that television.   turn down Please volume

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Melissa has been unhappy about the contractor's slow progress.   has has been been unhappy

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Deborah winked at Sam and slipped a note into his pocket.   winked slipped winked, slipped

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Into the room rushed the children with the news of Santa's arrival.   news arrival rushed

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Throughout his speech, a few members of the audience heckled the politician.   few, heckled Throughout heckled

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Sitting in Grandpa's favorite rocking chair was his grinning grandson.   Sitting, rocking rocking was

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Margo's usually spicy chili tastes somewhat bland today.   bland tastes usually

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: One of those trophies could have been ours.   those have been could have been

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: After the football game, we tuned in to the after-game radio show.   after-game show tuned in

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Coach Williams finally benched the quarterback, but not until the fourth quarter.   benched until not

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Bubba, our cat, is not happy about the arrival of the new kitten.   arrival is happy is

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: From the back of the church came the distinct sound of someone's snoring.   came sound, snoring snoring

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: All of the townspeople in the tornado's path escaped injury.   injury escaped tornado's

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Do these golf clubs seem a little expensive to you?   expensive Do seem Do

	Anthony finally picked up the telephone and called the police about the barking dogs next door.   finally, called called, barking picked up, called

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: Limited fishing in this lake is allowed by the Forest Service.   Limited is allowed fishing

	Identify the verb in the following sentence: The first reports from the accident scene were quite sketchy.   reports were first

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