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OpenStudy (brucebaner):

What is the verb in the sentence? Printing commands are listed in the beginning pages. A. Printing B. are listed C. beginning D. commands

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

can you help me @SolomonZelman

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yes.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

do you know what a verb is?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

if not, I will explain

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

printing

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

you apparently get 2 verbs, \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm Printing }\) commands are \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm listed }\) in the beginning pages. you might think so. But,

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

One of the verbs here functions as a noun. \(\normalsize\color{green}{ \rm compound~noun }\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm verb }\) \(\normalsize\color{green}{ \Downarrow }\) \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \Downarrow }\) \(\normalsize\color{green}{ \rm Printing~~commands }\) are \(\normalsize\color{blue}{ \rm listed }\) in the beginning pages.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

can you tell me what the verb is, now?

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

listed

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yup

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

past tense, verb:)

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

so its B

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

Yes, it is B.

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