1. VERB USAGE December 5, 2012

2. VERB USAGE 1 WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB GIVEN AT THE END OF EACH SENTENCE. 1. I have ______ engineering as my major. (to choose) 2. The vase _______ after I knocked it to the floor. (to break) 3. None of us have ______ in New York before. (to drive) 4. Jeanne will ________ at her cousin’s graduation. (to speak) 5. I realized I had _______ more carrots than I wanted! (to take) 6. We watched the airplane as it ______ through the clouds. (to fly) 7. I tried to ______ her basic algebra. (to teach) 8. Marie was tearful as she ______ about her missing chinchilla. (to speak) 9. The baby began _____ as we sat for dinner. (to cry) 10. I have ______ this movie many times. (to see)

3. VERB USAGE II IF THE UNDERLINED VERBS ARE CORRECT, WRITE “CORRECT.” IF THEY ARE NOT, CORRECT THEM. My brother is five years older than I am, and when we were growing up, he never wanted to spend time with me. I idolized him and following him everywhere he went. One day, he decided he had had enough of my tagging along, so he locks me in the feed room in the barn. I was terrified of being in there because it was full of mice. Worst of all, the light switch was on the outside of the room, so when my brother pushed me in, slamming the door shut, and turns off the light, I was trap in total darkness. I screamed for what seemed like hours. In reality, my father rescue me after only a few minutes. As punishment, my parents made my brother take me along on his first date with his new girlfriend. He spends the entire evening glaring at me, but never says a word.

4. VERB USAGE III… QUIZ! REWRITE EACH SENTENCE, CORRECTING EACH UNDERLINED SECTION. IF IT IS CORRECT, WRITE “CORRECT.” 1. Malinda woke up late, rushed through getting ready, and races out the door. 2. Jeremy felt like he had done his best on the test, but he wished that he had studied the third chapter more. 3. Mr. Westman give us permission to go to the library. 4. As she blew out her candles, she took a deep breath, lost her balance, fell out of her chair, and land in the cake! 5. The squirrel ignored the bird until it chased him, pecking him on the head.