Grammar Review-Verbs Key

Part I: Identify the subject and predicate. Underline the subject. Draw a line to separate subject and predicate.

1. The boys went to the store.

2. He is going to go home

3. Earlier in the day, the students watched the announcements on TV.

Part II: Identify the verbs in the sentences below. Place a box around the verbs. Underline the subject of the sentence.

4. The fish tastes good.

5. They decided to throw the ball around in the backyard.

6. Candace was happy when she got an “A” on her test.

Part III: Identify the verb or verb phrases in the sentences below. Place a box around the verb or verb phrases. On the line, write A if it is an action verb, L if it is a linking verb, or AUX if it is an auxiliary verb. (Remember, if the verb is auxiliary, you must identify it as action OR linking as well.)

7. She was exhausted from the day’s activities. _AUX_____

8. She is a computer hacker. ___L_______

9. He winked at the woman. ___A_______

10. They were traveling west instead of east. __AUX/A__

11. The boy had been to that camp several times. __AUX/L___

Part IV: Draw the line to separate the subject and the predicate. Place a box around the verb. Underline the direct object twice. Write “T” if the verb is transitive. Write “I” if the verb is intransitive.

12. Not one student answered the questions correctly. _____T______

13. The counselor called three students to her office. _____T______

14. The shark swam silently, with unblinking eyes. ______I______

15. At the feast, we will eat excessively. ______I______

Identifying transitive an intransitive verbs-

A. Draw a line separating the subject and predicate.

B. Underline the subject once.

C. Place a box around the verb.

D. Underline the direct object twice.

E. Write “T” if the verb is Transitive.

F. Write “I” if the verb is Intransitive.

1. The network canceled the show. ____________

2. The pomegranate originated in Persia or Afghanistan. ____________

3. Dogs have keen senses of hearing and smell. ____________

4. The Egyptians used a uniform system of measurement. ____________

5. Luckily, hard ice forms quickly over northern lakes. ____________

6. Bees make 80,000 trips for a single pound of honey. ____________

7. Of course, Holly wood attracts job seekers by the thousands. ____________

8. In the fall, salmon spawn in the Sacrament River of California. ____________

9. The classical music was coming from the next room. ____________

10. Put mustard on the hot dog, please. ____________