Verb Tense, Verb Voice, and Verb Mood Answers

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 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 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. Peeking through the curtains, Yvonne scan the audience for Mira and saw her sitting in the fourth row. Which is the best replacement for the underlined word?

Read the paragraph.Nikki’s grandmother always made the most delicious baklava. It was perfectly sweet, perfectly flaky, and perfectly nutty. Nikki had always known that her grandmother would teach her how to make it one day. That day had finally come. As Nikki tied her apron strings, she couldn’t help smiling. One day, she teaches her own children and grandchildren this precious recipe!Which is the best replacement for the underlined sentence?

Read the sentence.The song that Millie hoped to play in the talent show was written by Alejandro.Which is the best way to write this sentence in the active voice?

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.

Read the sentence.The final goal was kicked by Jake, and the Huskies won the game. Which is the best way to write this sentence in the active voice?

Which sentence is an example of the indicative mood?

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?