Verb Tense, Verb Voice, and Verb Mood Answers

Read the sentence. Carolina usually plays third base, but she is going to played first base in the game tomorrow.Which is the best replacement for the underlined word?

Read the sentences.Sentence 1: I scrambled downstairs and through the kitchen and living room to the front door.Sentence 2: The mailbox loomed before me, my destiny likely inside. Sentence 3: My fingers shaking, I opened the door and took a deep breath. Sentence 4: From my bedroom, I saw the mailman outside and heard our mailbox open and close. What is the most logical sequence for these sentences in a story?

Read the sentence.Mark can’t come to the movies this afternoon because he helps his brother paint the kitchen. Which is the best replacement for the underlined word?

Read the sentences. Mariano traveled to Washington, DC, for the first time when he was in eighth grade. He thrilled to be going back. Which is the best replacement for the underlined words?

Read the sentence.The dance was attended by the entire senior class, as well as several chaperones.Which is the best way to write this sentence in the active voice?

Read the sentence. Remind me to turn off the lights before we leave.What is the verb mood of this sentence?

Read the sentence.Mustafa is an excellent long-distance runner, and the race was won by him last weekend. Which is the best way to write this sentence in the active voice?

Which sentence is an example of the indicative mood?

Read the paragraph.As I board the bus, I feel a sense of triumph. My team and I are on our way to play in the state championships. I think back to the beginning of the season. We lost our first three games. After the difficult start, no one thought we could come back and win the rest. We proved everyone wrong. We proved ourselves wrong! I find my seat next to my best friend and fellow fullback. We ______ out the window as the bus pulls away. We are off. Which best fits in the blank?

Read the paragraph.Novac barely heard his dad’s car rumbling up the driveway. He barely heard the car door as it closed or his dad’s key in the lock. He barely hears his dad put his tools in the front hall closet. He was so focused on his geometry proof, that when he first heard a soft, muffled bark coming from downstairs, he barely noticed. Then he heard it again. A true bark! And it was coming from downstairs. He dropped his notebook on the floor and smiled. He feels tears in the corners of his eyes. Finally--his family owned a dog. Choose the best two words to replace the underlined words, in order.