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Verbs are words that tell something about the subject of a sentence. They could describe actions or tell more about the subject. Examples: Raggers is a great guard dog. He chases away the squirrels.
Circle the verb in each sentence. (1)
The cat found her toy mouse under the stairs.
(2)
Everything looks clean after a rainstorm.
(3)
The ocean waves crash on the shore.
(10)
There is a pair of shoes near the door.
(11)
My father works downtown every day.
(12)
This door is very creaky.
(4)
The eclipse covered the town in total darkness.
(13)
Grace felt sleepy after the big dinner.
(5)
The socks in this stack are clean.
(14)
The slime monster crawled out of the swamp.
(6)
I laid down on my bed with my cat, Spike.
(15)
He felt depressed after the exam.
(16)
The manual is on the top shelf.
(17)
These jeans are too small for me now.
(7)
I have two televisions in my home.
(8)
Ethan fell asleep during math class.
(9)
My dog’s fur smells bad all the time.
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Identifying Verbs
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Verbs are words that tell something about the subject of a sentence. They could describe actions or tell more about the subject. Examples: Raggers is a great guard dog. He chases away the squirrels.
Circle the verb in each sentence. (1)
The cat found her toy mouse under the stairs.
(2)
Everything looks clean after a rainstorm.
(3)
The ocean waves crash on the shore.
(10)
There is a pair of shoes near the door.
(11)
My father works downtown every day.
(12)
This door is very creaky.
(4)
The eclipse covered the town in total darkness.
(13)
Grace felt sleepy after the big dinner.
(5)
The socks in this stack are clean.
(14)
The slime monster crawled out of the swamp.
(6)
I laid down on my bed with my cat, Spike.
(15)
He felt depressed after the exam.
(16)
The manual is on the top shelf.
(17)
These jeans are too small for me now.
(7)
I have two televisions in my home.
(8)
Ethan fell asleep during math class.
(9)
My dog’s fur smells bad all the time.
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