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#GRAMMAR 3.16 PRACTICE (due date: Tuesday, April 18)

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REDO CODE: TMOMOX

PART 1 of 1

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the action verb or verb phrase in each sentence. (25 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one or two words in each box for your answer.

2. If there is one, identify the direct object in each sentence.
If there is not one, write “NONE” in the box. (25 points)
*You may only put EXACTLY one word in each box for your answer.

3. Identify if the action verb is transitive or intransitive. (25 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
Sentence #1: Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first successful airplane.
Question 1
1.

Verb/Phrase: Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first successful airplane.

Question 2
2.

Direct Object: Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first successful airplane.

Question 3
3.

Verb Type: Wilbur and Orville Wright built the first successful airplane.

Sentence #2: They built their machine in Ohio.
Question 4
4.

Verb/Phrase: They built their machine in Ohio.

Question 5
5.

Direct Object: They built their machine in Ohio.

Question 6
6.

Verb Type: They built their machine in Ohio.

Sentence #3: They took it to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, for its first flight.
Question 7
7.

Verb/Phrase: They took it to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, for its first flight.

Question 8
8.

Direct Object: They took it to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, for its first flight.

Question 9
9.

Verb Type: They took it to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, for its first flight.

Sentence #4: Orville Wright flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903.
Question 10
10.

Verb/Phrase: Orville Wright flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903.

Question 11
11.

Direct Object: Orville Wright flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903.

Question 12
12.

Verb Type: Orville Wright flew the first airplane on December 17, 1903.

Sentence #5: The winds at Kitty Hawk blew steadily that day.
Question 13
13.

Verb/Phrase: The winds at Kitty Hawk blew steadily that day.

Question 14
14.

Direct Object: The winds at Kitty Hawk blew steadily that day.

Question 15
15.

Verb Type: The winds at Kitty Hawk blew steadily that day.

Sentence #6: The twelve-horsepower engine sputtered.
Question 16
16.

Verb/Phrase: The twelve-horsepower engine sputtered.

Question 17
17.

Direct Object: The twelve-horsepower engine sputtered.

Question 18
18.

Verb Type: The twelve-horsepower engine sputtered.

Sentence #7: Soon it lifted the 750-pound plane into the air for a flight of 120 feet.
Question 19
19.

Verb/Phrase: Soon it lifted the 750-pound plane into the air for a flight of 120 feet.

Question 20
20.

Direct Object: Soon it lifted the 750-pound plane into the air for a flight of 120 feet.

Question 21
21.

Verb Type: Soon it lifted the 750-pound plane into the air for a flight of 120 feet.

Sentence #8: Orville’s brother, Wilbur, ran alongside.
Question 22
22.

Verb/Phrase: Orville’s brother, Wilbur, ran alongside.

Question 23
23.

Direct Object: Orville’s brother, Wilbur, ran alongside.

Question 24
24.

Verb Type: Orville’s brother, Wilbur, ran alongside.

Sentence #9: This first flight lasted only twelve seconds.
Question 25
25.

Verb/Phrase: This first flight lasted only twelve seconds.

Question 26
26.

Direct Object: This first flight lasted only twelve seconds.

Question 27
27.

Verb Type: This first flight lasted only twelve seconds.

Sentence #10: The Wright brothers made three more flights that day.
Question 28
28.

Verb/Phrase: The Wright brothers made three more flights that day.

Question 29
29.

Direct Object: The Wright brothers made three more flights that day.

Question 30
30.

Verb Type: The Wright brothers made three more flights that day.

Sentence #11: The longest one lasted fifty-nine seconds.
Question 31
31.

Verb/Phrase: The longest one lasted fifty-nine seconds.

Question 32
32.

Direct Object: The longest one lasted fifty-nine seconds.

Question 33
33.

Verb Type: The longest one lasted fifty-nine seconds.

Sentence #12: Few newspapers carried news about the first flight.
Question 34
34.

Verb/Phrase: Few newspapers carried news about the first flight.

Question 35
35.

Direct Object: Few newspapers carried news about the first flight.

Question 36
36.

Verb Type: Few newspapers carried news about the first flight.

Sentence #13: The brothers made improvements on their airplane and their flight techniques.
Question 37
37.

Verb/Phrase: The brothers made improvements on their airplane and their flight techniques.

Question 38
38.

Direct Object: The brothers made improvements on their airplane and their flight techniques.

Question 39
39.

Verb Type: The brothers made improvements on their airplane and their flight techniques.

Sentence #14: Other designers worked hard.
Question 40
40.

Verb/Phrase: Other designers worked hard.

Question 41
41.

Direct Object: Other designers worked hard.

Question 42
42.

Verb Type: Other designers worked hard.

Sentence #15: More successful airplanes appeared.
Question 43
43.

Verb/Phrase: More successful airplanes appeared.

Question 44
44.

Direct Object: More successful airplanes appeared.

Question 45
45.

Verb Type: More successful airplanes appeared.

Sentence #16: Of course, the first pilots had no flight instructors.
Question 46
46.

Verb/Phrase: Of course, the first pilots had no flight instructors.

Question 47
47.

Direct Object: Of course, the first pilots had no flight instructors.

Question 48
48.

Verb Type: Of course, the first pilots had no flight instructors.

Sentence #17: Louis Blériot flew across the English Channel in 1909.
Question 49
49.

Verb/Phrase: Louis Blériot flew across the English Channel in 1909.

Question 50
50.

Direct Object: Louis Blériot flew across the English Channel in 1909.

Question 51
51.

Verb Type: Louis Blériot flew across the English Channel in 1909.

Sentence #18: In 1910, Glenn H. Curtiss piloted his craft from Albany to New York City.
Question 52
52.

Verb/Phrase: In 1910, Glenn H. Curtiss piloted his craft from Albany to New York City.

Question 53
53.

Direct Object: In 1910, Glenn H. Curtiss piloted his craft from Albany to New York City.

Question 54
54.

Verb Type: In 1910, Glenn H. Curtiss piloted his craft from Albany to New York City.

Sentence #19: Airplane technology grew quickly.
Question 55
55.

Verb/Phrase: Airplane technology grew quickly.

Question 56
56.

Direct Object: Airplane technology grew quickly.

Question 57
57.

Verb Type: Airplane technology grew quickly.

Sentence #20: At first, persons used open fields as airports.
Question 58
58.

Verb/Phrase: At first, persons used open fields as airports.

Question 59
59.

Direct Object: At first, persons used open fields as airports.

Question 60
60.

Verb Type: At first, persons used open fields as airports.

Sentence #21: Some airports today retain the word, field, in their names.
Question 61
61.

Verb/Phrase: Some airports today retain the word, field, in their names.

Question 62
62.

Direct Object: Some airports today retain the word, field, in their names.

Question 63
63.

Verb Type: Some airports today retain the word, field, in their names.

Sentence #22: Air fields operated as early as 1909.
Question 64
64.

Verb/Phrase: Air fields operated as early as 1909.

Question 65
65.

Direct Object: Air fields operated as early as 1909.

Question 66
66.

Verb Type: Air fields operated as early as 1909.

Sentence #23: Workers built twenty airports in three years.
Question 67
67.

Verb/Phrase: Workers built twenty airports in three years.

Question 68
68.

Direct Object: Workers built twenty airports in three years.

Question 69
69.

Verb Type: Workers built twenty airports in three years.

Sentence #24: In 1914, the First World War began.
Question 70
70.

Verb/Phrase: In 1914, the First World War began.

Question 71
71.

Direct Object: In 1914, the First World War began.

Question 72
72.

Verb Type: In 1914, the First World War began.

Sentence #25: Both sides in the war found new uses for airplanes.
Question 73
73.

Verb/Phrase: Both sides in the war found new uses for airplanes.

Question 74
74.

Direct Object: Both sides in the war found new uses for airplanes.

Question 75
75.

Verb Type: Both sides in the war found new uses for airplanes.