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Verbs
Includes questions related to the comprehension, usage and identification of the parts of speech that express an action or existence.
19,822 Questions
Use a sentence with a verb rang?
We jumped out of bed when the alarm rang.
The kids went out for recess when the bell rang.
She woke up from her nap when the phone rang.
When Grandma rang the dinner bell, we all rushed to the table.
When the fire alarm rang, we left the building.
What is the verb phrase in this sentence You are the cripple on the corner?
The verb phrase in the sentence is "are the cripple on the corner."
Is the verb protected a past or past participle present or present participle?
Protected is both past and past participle.
What is the past tense of loyal?
Loyal is not a verb and does not have a past tense. Loyal is an adjective, a word that describes a noun.
What is the present participle tense for the word go?
The present participle tense for the word "go" is "going."
What is the past participle of lift?
lifted. The heavy weight was lifted off the survivor of the earthquake.
Use a past tense form of the verb be in a sentence?
Past tense of "be" are:
I was...
You were...
He/She/It was...
We were... (or We're...)
They were...
Example: I was at the movies last night.
All belongs to which parts of speech?
An indefinite pronoun (They all waited there) or an adjective (All people want...).
Is the verb transitive or intransitive in the sentence You ate in the cafeteria?
Ate is intransitive in that sentence. There is no direct object.
"You ate pizza in the cafeteria" is an example of ate as a transitive verb (pizza is the direct object).
How does Webster spell past tense of label?
The Webster Dictionary spells the past tense of label as L-A-B-E-L-E-D.
We LABELED the cans before putting them on the shelves.
What is the present perfect tense of take?
have/has taken
The boys have taken their bikes to the park. He has taken the bus to Wainuiomata.
Is a predicate noun and a predicate nominative the same?
A predicate nominative is a noun or a pronoun.
A predicate noun is a noun.
It's more of an adjective, like "too much," or "too small".
What does a preposition do in a sentence?
A preposition and its object (the prepositional phrase) describes or modifies another part of speech, such as a noun or verb, in the same way that adjectives or adverbs can modify them.
Example: The boy fell into the street. - into the street is an adverbial prepositional phrase that describes where the boy fell.
Generally, prepositional phrases answer questions about the less specific words in the sentence.
What are the 2 jobs of a prepositional phrase?
A prepositional phrase acts as an adjective or adverb.
As an adjective, the prepositional phrase will answer the question Which one?
The shoe on the floor belongs to you.
As an adverb, a prepositional phrase will answer questions such as How? When? Where?
After class, John asked me on a date.
"To Think" is a verb. Verbs cannot be singular or plural as you can't have a number of "thinks." You can think many thoughts or just one thought, but thinking is strictly an action word.
What parts of grammar is is changed?
'is changed'
- is = present be verb
- changed = adjective
In this context, the verb 'is' is a linking verb (a verb that acts as an equal sign, the subject is restated as the object)
The adjective 'changed' is a predicate adjective (an adjective following a linking verb which modifies the subject of the sentence).
Example: The time is changed to six. (time = changed)
The simple past is easy- it's the most common form of past tense used, and you probably use it all the time. The simple past tense is merely a completed action, something that took place and ended. To form it, you just add an -ed ending to the verb you want to use (of course some verbs, like "taken," are an exception to that rule).
Hence, the simple past tense of stomp is stomped.
