Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Small Dog
Two Special Verbs: Be and Have
Verbs

Be and have are special verbs. They may be used alone or as helping verbs. They have special forms in order to agree with their subjects.

Be

Here are some examples of subjects with forms of the verb be:

Have

Here are some examples of subjects with forms of the verb have:

3.24 Small Dog

This breed of dog is thought to be the smallest of all breeds. What is it?

To answer the question, complete each sentence below with the correct verb. Choose your answers from the verbs after the sentence. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. Our school _____ an animal show every year.

K. have

I. has

2. Dogs, cats, birds, and other animals _____ the stars of the show.

E. is

U. are

3. Aimee and her sister _____ a pet cat.

N. has

H. have

4. That cat _____ the fluffiest cat at the show.

A. is

O. are

5. Last year my dog _____ the winner of the Biggest Dog Award.

U. was

I. were

6. He _____ an Irish setter.

H. is

E. are

7. Lila’s turtles _____ the smallest animals at the show.

W. was

H. were

8. I _____ always curious to see all the animals.

T. is

C. am

9. A snake and a white rabbit _____ the winners for the Most Unusual Pets.

E. was

A. were