Action Verbs
Verb
Phrases
Direct
Objects
Contractions
Confusing
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Find the action verb in the
following sentence:
I visited a computer center.
visited
Find the action verb in the
following sentence:
We ran toward the ocean.
ran
Find the action verb in the
following sentence:
I wonder about the tides.
wonder
Find the action verb in the
following sentence:
Artists appreciate the beauty of
the sand dollar.
appreciate
Find the action verb in the
following sentence:
Feel the slots and notches
all over this sand dollar.
feel
Find the verb phrase in the
following sentence:
Sacagawea was born in
Idaho around 1787.
was born
Find the verb phrase in the
following sentence:
Sacagawea’s husband was hired
as a guide for Lewis and Clark.
was hired
Find the verb phrase in the
following sentence:
Sacagawea had been kidnapped
from her tribe.
had been
kidnapped
Find the verb phrase in the
following sentence:
Could they cross the
Rocky Mountains on foot?
Could cross
Find the verb phrase in the
following sentence:
Would Sacagawea go with them?
would go
Find the direct object or objects
in the following sentence:
Carla requested information from
the National Park Service.
information
Find the direct object or objects
in the following sentence:
Carlsbad Caverns covers several miles.
miles
Find the direct object or objects
in the following sentence:
Luray Caverns in Virginia contains
colorful columns.
columns
Find the direct object or objects
in the following sentence:
She received maps and booklets.
maps,
booklets
Find the direct object or objects
in the following sentence:
The details filled her with curiosity.
her
don’t
do not
they’ll
they will
we’ve
we have
I’d
I would
I had
you’re
you are
I (set, sit) in the middle row.
sit
Suddenly a man (raises, rises).
rises
Shall we (let, leave) for home?
leave
May I (lend, borrow) the globe?
borrow
Let your dog (lie, lay) there.
lie