 Study Skills, The City Lit IYS - A Grammar A9 Making Sentences 9 - Sentences with

more than one verb.doc WS/ E3.2 & WS/L1.2

Making Sentences 9.

A sentence may have more than one VERB.

VERB.

Examples:

1. Carlo always walked to school and ran

home.
The VERBS are: walked + ran
This sentence has one SUBJECT: Carlo

2. Olu likes tea but Sophie prefers coffee .

The VERBS are: likes + prefers
This sentence has two SUBJECTS: Olu and Sophie

3. The tree, which was an oak, provided shade from the sun.
The VERBS are: was + provided
This sentence has one SUBJECT: tree

The verbs have been removed from the

following sentences. Replace the blank spaces with a verb
and underline the subject.
NB sometimes there are two subjects.

1. The dogs ……………… loudly and …………………… towards their owner.

2. The tennis match …………… very exciting and ………………. for

4 hours.

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 Study Skills, The City Lit IYS - A Grammar A9 Making Sentences 9 - Sentences with
more than one verb.doc WS/ E3.2 & WS/L1.2

3. Lola and Marcie …………………….. happily in the sandpit until

they ……………………. home at 4 o’clock.

4. The boat ……………… down the river, ……………………. the Tate

Gallery and the South Bank and finally ……………………….. at
Westminster Pier.

5. I ………………………………. my pottery class and I ……………………….

an earthenware pot this week.

6. The students ……………………………… an essay about Macbeth

and it …………………… due in this week.

7. Oranges and lemons ………………….. a good source of

vitamin C, while vitamin D ……………………………… in milk.

8. Councils …………………. more aware of green issues and

………………………. more money on parks and gardens.

9. Many people ………………….. the monarchy should be abolished

but there ………………….. still a large number of monarchists.

10. The City Lit …………………………… a large range of courses

some of which …………………. to a qualification.

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