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Identify Verbs and Verb Phrases

Quiz by Chinyerim Alizor

Grades 9-10
English Language Arts
Common Core

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20 questions
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  • Q1

    You have been shot by an arrow!

    helping verb

    main verb

    verb phrase

    linking verb

    30s
  • Q2

    He had hit the ball so hard, it flew over his house and into the trees.

    linking verb

    main verb

    verb phrase

    helping verb

    30s
  • Q3

    Many students started arriving to class on time.

    linking verb

    verb phrase

    main verb

    helping verb

    30s
  • Q4

    The adventurers had found themselves in need of light as the cave was very dark.

    this is the answer

    helping verb

    linking verb

    main verb

    30s
  • Q5

    The hive is flowing with honey.

    main verb

    linking verb

    action verb

    helping verb

    30s
  • Q6

    You have been acknowledged for your heroic actions.

    helping verb

    verb phrase

    main verb

    action verb

    30s
  • Q7

    She didn't know if staying up late was a good idea.

    action verb

    verb phrase

    linking verb

    helping verb

    30s
  • Q8

    Troy was a football player in high school.

    verb phrase

    helping verb

    linking verb

    action verb

    30s
  • Q9

    Abed was running as quick as possible to warn everyone.

    linking verb

    verb phrase

    main verb

    noun phrase

    30s
  • Q10

    Britta ruined everything.

    main verb

    linking verb

    helping verb

    action verb

    30s
  • Q11

    Chang would replace his similar sounding words with his own name. (identify main verb)

    replace

    words

    would

    Chang

    60s
  • Q12

    Jeff was a really good lawyer. (identify linking verb)

    was

    good lawyer

    really

    Jeff

    60s
  • Q13

    Shirley baked way more pies than the study group could eat. (identify action verb)

    baked

    way more

    the study group

    could

    60s
  • Q14

    He would risk his life for his best friend. (identify helping verb)

    his best friend

    risk

    would

    life

    60s
  • Q15

    She was painting terribly, but no one told her. (identify verb phrase)

    told

    was painting

    painting terribly

    painting

    60s

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