This is a straightforward educational worksheet. The task is to identify and underline the verb in each sentence.
A
verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. In these sentences, we are looking for the main action word.
Let's go through each sentence one by one:
1.
The children ran to their classroom.
* The action is "ran". This is the verb.
2.
We went to the library.
* The action is "went". This is the verb.
3.
The teacher read the book out loud.
* The action is "read". This is the verb.
4.
Everybody sat quietly.
* The action is "sat". This is the verb.
5.
Sue played outside.
* The action is "played". This is the verb.
6.
The musician beat his drums.
* The action is "beat". This is the verb.
7.
The horses were eating hay.
* This is a continuous tense. The verb phrase is "were eating". "Were" is the auxiliary verb and "eating" is the main verb (present participle). Together they form the verb phrase. For this exercise, "eating" is the core action.
8.
He paid for the bread.
* The action is "paid". This is the verb.
9.
The rainbow was shining.
* Similar to #7, this is a continuous tense. The verb phrase is "was shining". "Shining" is the main verb.
10.
The snail slowly crawled.
* The action is "crawled". This is the verb.
---
Solution
Here is the list of verbs to be underlined in each sentence:
1.
ran
2.
went
3.
read
4.
sat
5.
played
6.
beat
7.
eating (or the full phrase "were eating")
8.
paid
9.
shining (or the full phrase "was shining")
10.
crawled
For a basic grammar exercise like this, it's most common to underline just the main action word (the lexical verb), which would be "eating" and "shining" for sentences 7 and 9.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of verb phrases worksheet.
