Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Step up to the Plate
Two Special Verbs: Be and Have
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The first professional baseball team was organized in 1869. In what city and state did the team play?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Match the underlined word or phrase with the term that best describes it. Choose your answers from the terms that follow the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. One of our country’s favorite sports is baseball.

2. Baseball is played in many parts of the world.

3. The first professional baseball team was the Red Stockings.

4. I play second base for my team.

5. Our coach taught us the rules of the game.

6. In our last game I hit the ball hard.

7. In my opinion, baseball is great.

Answers

O. Action Verb

A. Linking Verb

I. Irregular Verb

T. Verb Phrase

H. Noun After Linking Verb

N. Adjective After Linking Verb

C. Direct Object