ex-13

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Exercise:➾ 13

Pick out the verbs in there sentences and say whether they are main verbs or helping verbs-

1.    He reads.

Ans. Reads - main verbs

 

2.    He is reading.

Ans. Is - helping verbs, reading- main verbs

 

3.    He is a student.

Ans. is - main verbs

 

4.    Are you a doctor?

Ans. Are main verbs

 

5.    Are you coming today?

Ans. Are - helping verbs, coming - main verbs

 

6.    He can do.

Ans. Can - helping verbs, do - main verbs

 

7.    You should help me.

Ans. Should - helping verbs, help - main verbs

 

8.    What could be done?

Ans. Could - helping verbs, be - helping verbs, done - main verbs

 

9.    May I come in?

Ans. May - helping verbs, come - main verbs

 

10.  He does not know.

Ans. Does - helping verbs, know - main verbs

 

11.  She had been sleeping.

Ans. Had - helping verbs, been - helping verbs, sleeping - main verbs

 

12.  She had been a dancer.

Ans. had been - main verbs

 

13.  She had no money.

Ans. Had - main verbs

 

14.  They must be working there.

Ans. Must - helping verbs, be - helping verbs, working - main verbs

 

15.  They must be thieves.

Ans. Must - helping verbs, be - main verbs

 

16.  I shall have been playing.

Ans. Shall - helping verbs, have - helping verbs, been - helping verbs, playing - main verbs

 

17.  I shall have been a teacher.

Ans. Shall - helping verbs, have - helping verbs, been - main verbs

 

18.  I shall have no work.

Ans. Shall - helping verbs, have - main verbs

 

19.  We shall be leaders.

Ans. Shall - helping verbs, be - main verbs

 

20.  They do not do any work.

Ans. Do - helping verbs, do - main verbs