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It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Find the Verbs", which contains 15 sentences. The task is to identify the verbs in each sentence.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one, identify the main verb(s) (and sometimes auxiliary or helping verbs), and explain why they are verbs.

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🔹 Understanding Verbs

A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. It tells us what the subject is doing or what is happening.

Examples:
- Action: *run*, *eat*, *sing*
- State of being: *is*, *was*, *seems*

We'll look for these in each sentence.

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✔ Sentence-by-Sentence Analysis

#### 1. Jake is pointing to who was selected as the valedictorian.
- Verbs: *is pointing*, *was selected*
- Explanation:
- *is pointing* = present continuous tense (action)
- *was selected* = past passive verb phrase (selection happened)

#### 2. Jen and I are the students who got the lead parts in the performance.
- Verbs: *are*, *got*
- Explanation:
- *are* = linking verb (state of being)
- *got* = past tense of *get* (action verb)

#### 3. Sam had to decide whom he would choose to join his team.
- Verbs: *had*, *decide*, *would choose*
- Explanation:
- *had* = past tense of *have* (auxiliary verb)
- *decide* = main verb (what Sam had to do)
- *would choose* = conditional verb phrase (future-in-the-past)

#### 4. People who eat healthy are usually in better health.
- Verbs: *eat*, *are*
- Explanation:
- *eat* = action verb (in the relative clause "who eat")
- *are* = linking verb (state of being)

#### 5. The fans gave a round of applause to whoever volunteered to sing.
- Verbs: *gave*, *volunteered*, *sing*
- Explanation:
- *gave* = past tense of *give* (action)
- *volunteered* = past tense of *volunteer* (action)
- *sing* = infinitive verb (part of "to sing", purpose)

> Note: *sing* is not the main verb but part of an infinitive phrase.

#### 6. My cousin, who lives Dallas, is my very best friend.
- Verbs: *lives*, *is*
- Explanation:
- *lives* = present tense of *live* (action)
- *is* = linking verb (state of being)

> Note: There's a grammatical error here — it should be *"lives in Dallas"*.

#### 7. The teacher is always unhappy with whoever doesn’t do their homework.
- Verbs: *is*, *doesn’t do*
- Explanation:
- *is* = linking verb (state of being)
- *doesn’t do* = negative form of *do* (action verb)

#### 8. I think he walked the dog.
- Verbs: *think*, *walked*
- Explanation:
- *think* = main verb (speaker's thought)
- *walked* = past tense of *walk* (action in reported speech)

#### 9. They are the boys who have won all of the track events this year.
- Verbs: *are*, *have won*
- Explanation:
- *are* = linking verb
- *have won* = present perfect tense (action completed recently)

#### 10. The students whom we have nominated will vote for their president.
- Verbs: *have nominated*, *will vote*
- Explanation:
- *have nominated* = present perfect (action done before now)
- *will vote* = future tense (action to happen)

#### 11. Did your sister break the window?
- Verb: *break*
- Explanation:
- *Did* = auxiliary verb (helps form question)
- *break* = main verb (action)

> In questions, the auxiliary (*did*) comes first, and the main verb (*break*) follows.

#### 12. Please roll the dice.
- Verb: *roll*
- Explanation:
- *roll* = imperative (command) form of the verb

#### 13. Faria brought treats for whomever the choir decided to honor after the show.
- Verbs: *brought*, *decided*, *honor*
- Explanation:
- *brought* = past tense of *bring* (action)
- *decided* = past tense of *decide* (choosing)
- *honor* = infinitive verb (purpose of decision)

#### 14. Bella and she were the chefs who cooked the fabulous dinner.
- Verbs: *were*, *cooked*
- Explanation:
- *were* = past tense of *be* (linking verb)
- *cooked* = past tense of *cook* (action verb)

#### 15. Everybody was happy with whom the class got as its teacher.
- Verbs: *was*, *got*
- Explanation:
- *was* = linking verb (state of being)
- *got* = past tense of *get* (action — selecting someone)

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📌 Final Answer: List of Verbs for Each Sentence

| Sentence | Verbs |
|--------|-------|
| 1 | is pointing, was selected |
| 2 | are, got |
| 3 | had, decide, would choose |
| 4 | eat, are |
| 5 | gave, volunteered, sing |
| 6 | lives, is |
| 7 | is, doesn’t do |
| 8 | think, walked |
| 9 | are, have won |
| 10 | have nominated, will vote |
| 11 | did, break |
| 12 | roll |
| 13 | brought, decided, honor |
| 14 | were, cooked |
| 15 | was, got |

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✔ Summary

This exercise helps students recognize verbs in various forms:
- Main verbs
- Helping/auxiliary verbs
- Past, present, future tenses
- Infinitives
- Passive voice
- Relative clauses

💡 Tip: Look for words that describe actions or states of being. If a word shows what someone does or is, it's likely a verb.

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