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PRACTICE A (Recognizing Verb Phrases)
- Sentence: You should have finished the paper by now.
- Verb phrase: should have finished
- Sentence: My family is leaving next week.
- Verb phrase: is leaving
- Sentence: Trang is painting his house.
- Verb phrase: is painting
- Sentence: My dog was expecting a treat today.
- Verb phrase: was expecting
- Sentence: That car does use a lot of gas.
- Verb phrase: does use
- Sentence: I have seen this movie four times.
- Verb phrase: have seen
- Sentence: Nicole will be working tomorrow.
- Verb phrase: will be working
- Sentence: Chad has been posting updates from his trip.
- Verb phrase: has been posting
- Sentence: Cathy is raising five kids.
- Verb phrase: is raising
- Sentence: He is planning a trip to Japan.
- Verb phrase: is planning
PRACTICE B (Identifying Helping Verbs and Main Verbs)
- Sentence: They are adopting a child next month.
- Helping Verb: are (circle)
- Main Verb: adopting (underline)
- Sentence: Mr. Rose should be making dinner by now.
- Helping Verbs: should, be (circle)
- Main Verb: making (underline)
- Sentence: Temperatures are climbing.
- Helping Verb: are (circle)
- Main Verb: climbing (underline)
- Sentence: You do want dessert, right?
- Helping Verb: do (circle)
- Main Verb: want (underline)
- Sentence: I might go to community college for my first year.
- Helping Verb: might (circle)
- Main Verb: go (underline)
- Sentence: Grandma might learn karate.
- Helping Verb: might (circle)
- Main Verb: learn (underline)
- Sentence: I have seen snow in Telluride in July.
- Helping Verb: have (circle)
- Main Verb: seen (underline)
- Sentence: Antal will play guitar in a concert tonight.
- Helping Verb: will (circle)
- Main Verb: play (underline)
- Sentence: Dad was praising the dog.
- Helping Verb: was (circle)
- Main Verb: praising (underline)
- Sentence: (Assumed continuation, e.g., "I am...") For "I am...", Helping Verb: am (circle), Main Verb: (e.g., going if "I am going") (underline).
Key Notes:
- Helping Verbs (auxiliaries) support the main verb (e.g., be, do, have, will, might, should).
- Main Verbs carry the action or state (e.g., adopting, making, climbing).
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PRACTICE A (Recognizing Verb Phrases)
- Sentence: You should have finished the paper by now.
- Verb phrase: should have finished
- Sentence: My family is leaving next week.
- Verb phrase: is leaving
- Sentence: Trang is painting his house.
- Verb phrase: is painting
- Sentence: My dog was expecting a treat today.
- Verb phrase: was expecting
- Sentence: That car does use a lot of gas.
- Verb phrase: does use
- Sentence: I have seen this movie four times.
- Verb phrase: have seen
- Sentence: Nicole will be working tomorrow.
- Verb phrase: will be working
- Sentence: Chad has been posting updates from his trip.
- Verb phrase: has been posting
- Sentence: Cathy is raising five kids.
- Verb phrase: is raising
- Sentence: He is planning a trip to Japan.
- Verb phrase: is planning
PRACTICE B (Identifying Helping Verbs and Main Verbs)
- Sentence: They are adopting a child next month.
- Helping Verb: are (circle)
- Main Verb: adopting (underline)
- Sentence: Mr. Rose should be making dinner by now.
- Helping Verbs: should, be (circle)
- Main Verb: making (underline)
- Sentence: Temperatures are climbing.
- Helping Verb: are (circle)
- Main Verb: climbing (underline)
- Sentence: You do want dessert, right?
- Helping Verb: do (circle)
- Main Verb: want (underline)
- Sentence: I might go to community college for my first year.
- Helping Verb: might (circle)
- Main Verb: go (underline)
- Sentence: Grandma might learn karate.
- Helping Verb: might (circle)
- Main Verb: learn (underline)
- Sentence: I have seen snow in Telluride in July.
- Helping Verb: have (circle)
- Main Verb: seen (underline)
- Sentence: Antal will play guitar in a concert tonight.
- Helping Verb: will (circle)
- Main Verb: play (underline)
- Sentence: Dad was praising the dog.
- Helping Verb: was (circle)
- Main Verb: praising (underline)
- Sentence: (Assumed continuation, e.g., "I am...") For "I am...", Helping Verb: am (circle), Main Verb: (e.g., going if "I am going") (underline).
Key Notes:
- Helping Verbs (auxiliaries) support the main verb (e.g., be, do, have, will, might, should).
- Main Verbs carry the action or state (e.g., adopting, making, climbing).
If you need help with specific sentences or have follow-up questions, let me know!