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Verb : Parts of Speech

Description: Identify the verb
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Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Akbar ruled his kingdom for many years efficiently and effectively.

  1. many

  2. ruled

  3. effectively

  4. kingdom

  5. and

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The word ‘ruled’ shows the action done by Akbar. Since it shows an action, it is a verb. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Krishna made some coffee with the help of his sister.

  1. some

  2. help

  3. of

  4. made

  5. his

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The word ‘made’ shows the action done by Krishna. So, it is a verb. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Meat and honey make the staple food of Pygmies of Africa.

  1. and

  2. make

  3. staple

  4. of

  5. Africa

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The word ‘make’ shows the action in this sentence. So, it is the verb in the sentence. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

  1. friend

  2. in

  3. is

  4. need

  5. indeed

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The word ‘is’ shows a state of being. It is one of the forms of the verb ‘be’. It is the verb in this sentence. It can be used either as a main verb or as a helping verb.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Peter gave the beggar a coin from his purse.

  1. gave

  2. the

  3. from

  4. beggar

  5. purse

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word gave shows the action done by peter. So, it is a verb. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Mary passed some sugar to her brother and me.

  1. passed

  2. some

  3. me

  4. and

  5. brother

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word ‘passed’ shows Mary’s action. So, it is the verb of the sentence. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

The people celebrate many festivals in their village.

  1. people

  2. the

  3. celebrate

  4. in

  5. many

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The ‘word’ celebrate’ shows the action done by the people. So, it is a verb. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

A tiger, like a lion, eats nothing other than meat.

  1. eats

  2. like

  3. meat

  4. a

  5. nothing

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word ‘eats’ shows the action done by the tiger. So, it is a verb. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Being the tallest of all the boys, Tom decided to be the captain.

  1. all

  2. tallest

  3. decided

  4. the

  5. captain

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The word ‘decided’ shows the action of Tom. So, it is the verb of the sentence. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Devil resides in the mind of a lazy man.

  1. resides

  2. in

  3. mind

  4. lazy

  5. a

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word ‘resides’ shows the action of devil. So, it is the verb in the sentence. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of America.

  1. was

  2. the

  3. sixteenth

  4. America

  5. of

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word ‘was’ shows a state of being. Hence, it is the verb here. It is the past form of the verb ‘be’. It can be used either as a main verb or as a helping verb. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Goa is the smallest of all the states in India.

  1. is

  2. the

  3. of

  4. India

  5. smallest

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The word ‘is’ shows a state of being. It is one of the forms of the verb ‘be’. It is the verb in this sentence. It can be used either as a main verb or as a helping verb.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

The bulb was one of the most famous inventions of Edison.

  1. one

  2. most

  3. famous

  4. was

  5. of

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The word ‘was’ shows a state of being. Hence, it is the verb here. It is the past form of the verb ‘be’. It can be used either as a main verb or as a helping verb. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

India’s cricket team is much more powerful than that of Bangladesh.

  1. cricket

  2. is

  3. powerful

  4. of

  5. that

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The word ‘is’ shows a state of being. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event. The word ‘is’ is one of the 8 forms of the verb ‘be’. The other forms are ‘be, are, am, was, were, being, and been.’

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

India stands seventh among the largest countries of the world.

  1. among

  2. stands

  3. seventh

  4. of

  5. world

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The word stands shows the state of being of India and, therefore, it is the verb of the sentence. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

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