verb phrases main and helping verbs

8/19/2019 Verb Phrases Main and Helping Verbs

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Helping Verb SongHelping Verb Song

To the tune of “This Old Man”To the tune of “This Old Man”

have - has - haddo - does - did

be - am - is - are - was - were- beencan(canna) - could - shall -should – will - would - maymight - must - being

are helping verbs


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Verb PhrasesVerb Phrases• !hen a verb includes two or more words" it iscalled a verb phrase#

• $ou %now that a verb is a word or words that

e&press action or being# ' verb phrase is a verbin which two or more words wor% together#

&amples o verb phrases*

+iti,ens are voting or the ne&t President# hey will cast their votes or President on

uesday#

.oters must go to their assigned voting location#


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Parts of a Verb PhraseParts of a Verb Phrase• here are two parts to a verb phrase* he main verb – the most important

verb o the phrase

he helping verb – wor%s with themain verb to tell the action

+ongress has passed many laws#

has is the helping verb

passed is the main verb


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Main Verb and HelpingMain Verb and Helping

VerbVerb• $ou %now that the words in a verb phrase wor%together as the simple predicate o a sentence#

he helping verb comes beore the main verb#

HelpingVerbs

Usually with thismain verb ending Example

am, is, are, was,

were-ing ending Tina was helping

her

grandmother.

have, has, had -ed ending

I have helped

her.do, does, did, can,

could, will, would,should must

-no change inthe verb

Rishi will help

her grandfather.


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Separation of verbs in a verb phraseSeparation of verbs in a verb phrase• /ometimes the words in a verb phrase are

separated# 0n a uestion" the subect oten comesbetween words in a verb phrase# $ou can changethe uestion into a statement#

&amples o separation o verb phrases in a

uestion*

• Do the candidates plan to debate

• he candidates do plan to debate#

&amples o separation o verb phrases in astatement*

• /ome people will not see it#

•

emember not is not included in a verb phrase#


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Directions for 1-10 onDirections for 1-10 on

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ead the sentences#

!rite the verbphrase in each

sentence#


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Identify the verb phrase inIdentify the verb phrase in

the sentence.the sentence.

1# !e have been

learning aboutthe electionprocess#


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2# #/ voters

have always

voted by secretballot#


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3# ach citi,en

over the age o

eighteen canvote#


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4# he candidates

must e&plain theirideas to the voters#


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5# .oters must

get inormation

about thecandidates#


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6# ach person

will vote or his

or her preerredcandidate#


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7# he President8s

inauguration willhappen in 9anuary#


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:# ;ur teacher

has assignedhomewor% aboutpast Presidents#


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1=# ;ur school

is not holding a

moc% electionthis year#


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ead the sentences#

!rite the verb phrasein each sentence#

+ircle the main verb#


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Identify the verb phrase. CircleIdentify the verb phrase. Circle

the main verb.the main verb.

2# ' law must

not con>ict with

the +onstitution#


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3# he court

can reect a

law#


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4# ?ow does it

do this•

0t does do thishow#


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5# he court has

played animportant role inour government#

f


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ead the sentences#

!rite the verb phrasein each sentence#

+ircle the main verb#


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6# +an the Presidentappoint anyone to the/upreme +ourt• he President canappoint anyone to the/upreme +ourt#


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7# $es" but the

person must

win approval bythe /enate#


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the main verb.the main verb.:# ?ave you heard o 9ustice /andra @ay;8+onnor• $ou have heard o

9ustice /andra @ay;8+onnor#


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1=# sually the

President willchoose someone

with a career inlaw#

fD f 1115


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Directions for 11-15 onDirections for 11-15 onpage 135page 135

!rite the sentences#+hoose the helping verb

in parentheses that bestcompletes thesentences# Aabel theentire sentence withparts o speech#


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Choose the helping verb that completesChoose the helping verb that completes

the phrase. Label the parts of speech.the phrase. Label the parts of speech.

11# his

reuirement (is"

can) provideeual ustice#


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12# ven the

/upreme +ourtusually (will" may

have) ollow itspast decisions#


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14# 0t (will" have)

accept casesabout importantissues#


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15# 't least our o

the nine ustices(are" must) agree

to hear a case#

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