what is an action verb in this sentence
John carried the stack of old newspaper to the recycling center.
A.stack
B.newspaper
C.recycling
D.carried
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
ill give out medals
OpenStudy (triciaal):
verb action doing
OpenStudy (triciaal):
what did John do?
OpenStudy (anonymous):
recycling
OpenStudy (triciaal):
do you know how to get to the English section?
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OpenStudy (triciaal):
no
OpenStudy (triciaal):
who/what is the subject
OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh okay i forgot to put it on the English
OpenStudy (triciaal):
what is the action in the sentence?
doing something
OpenStudy (triciaal):
or if past tense did something
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
so the answer is D
OpenStudy (triciaal):
correct
OpenStudy (anonymous):
okay thank you
OpenStudy (triciaal):
simple sentence
subject-- verb --rest of sentence
OpenStudy (triciaal):
all other words in a sentence supports/modifies give more information about these
example the adjective will describe the noun/subject and the preposition shows location in relation to an object example she sat on the chair on describes her position in relation to the chair
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OpenStudy (anonymous):
oh okay thank you that really helps a lot
OpenStudy (triciaal):
example the pretty girl with the brunette hair and fancy dress sat on the comfy antique chair in the living room of the great house she sat on the chair
OpenStudy (anonymous):
yup thx
OpenStudy (triciaal):
you are welcome
OpenStudy (anonymous):
The answer is d:carried cause john is actually doing something
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