VERBS ASSIGNMENT
Mr. Steel
I. Answer in complete sentences. Don't
Copy! Use examples not already provided.
1. What is a verb?
2. Use an
intransitive verb.
3. Use a
transitive verb.
4. Use the
infinitive of a verb.
5. Create a split
infinitive.
6. Use an
infinitive as a verbal noun.
7. Use a past
participle in a sentence.
8. Use a present
participle in a sentence.
9. Use a present
participle in a sentence.
10. Use a gerund
in a sentence.
11. Use a verb in
the active voice.
12. Use a verb in
the passive voice.
13. Use a verb in
the indicative mood.
14. Use a verb in
the imperative mood.
15. Use a verb in
the subjunctive mood.
16. Use a verb in
the past tense.
17. Use a verb in
the present tense.
18. Use a verb in
the future tense.
19. What tense
should you use when you write about literature?
20. Use a verb in
the present perfect tense.
21. Use a verb in
the past perfect tense.
22. Use a verb in
the future perfect tense.
23. What is a
gerund? Provide your own example.
24. Write a sentence
using a verb in the active voice. Rewrite the same sentence with the same
meaning, but using the passive voice.
Active Voice:
Passive Voice:
25. What is the
subjunctive mood?
26. Use the
present subjunctive in a sentence.
27. Use the past
subjunctive in a sentence.
II. Record the correct sentence number by
the appropriate verb information:
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Sentence |
Verb information |
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1. The villain
ran away. |
past participle |
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2. The crow
flies to the east. |
present
subjunctive |
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3. I will
improve my grammar. |
imperative mood |
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4. The apple was
thrown into the bin. |
passive voice |
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5. "To be
or not to be." |
infinitive |
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6. "To
boldly go where no man has gone before." |
past tense |
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7. Walking
softly, he carries a big stick. |
past subjunctive |
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8. Having lost
his mother, the little boy cried. |
split infinitive |
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9. Your
incessant whining drives me crazy! |
present tense |
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10. Always do
your best! |
present
participle |
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11. If the girl
were any more unpleasant, her voice would curdle milk. |
future tense |
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12. If the dog
had not defecated on my flowers, they could have won first prize. |
gerund |
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III. Identify the following underlined
verb forms:
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1. Having sank into despair, the little man wept for his loss. |
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2. Speeding
to work, the teacher received a ticket. |
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3. "You've
got to know when to hold'em, know when to fold'em." |
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4. Cherry-picking
around the net is an idle past time. |
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5. You will
improve your grammar if you are conscientious. |
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6. My brain was
numbed by grammar lessons. |
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7. It has
taken a long time, but I have finished my homework. |
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8. The gentleman
had begun to speak at public engagements when he was only seven years
old. |
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9. By the time I
have finished my diet, I will have lost 25 pounds. |
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10. If I had
been more studious, I would not be working at Burger King. |
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11. If the
girl were single, he would ask her for a date. |
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