Can someone please check if my answers are correct?
Identify the verb form that correctly completes each sentence:
1.At the stroke of midnight, the fireworks ________ into the night sky.
A.burst
B.bursts
C.bursted
D.bursting
A
2.Jermaine, seeing the shower of lights, _________ a chill of excitement.
A.had felt
B.feeling
C.have felt
D.felt
D
3.No one _______ during the entire show.
A.speaking
B.spoke
C.spoken
D.has spoke
B
4.Rather than leave as soon as it was over, Jermaine ________ to stay for a while.
A.chosen
B.has chose
C.chose
D.choose
C
5.All the next day, he _______ himself thinking about the amazing fireworks.
A.finds
B.found
C.finding
D.will have found
B
6.She has a headache and ______ down for a while.
A.is laying
B.laid
C.is lying
D.lain
Not sure about this one...A?
I have one more post with questions like these....Thanks for the help!
-MC
All of your answers are right -- except tricky Number 6.
The verb "lie" means to recline. Note the principle parts:
I will lie down this afternoon.
My mother is lying down and can't be disturbed.
Yesterday I lay down for an hour.
I have lain on that couch many times.
The verb "lay" means to put or place.
I always lay my keys on the mantle.
She is laying her keys on the mantle.
I laid my keys on the mantle yesterday.
I have laid my keys on the mantle for years.
What do you think is the correct answer for 6?
Ummmm....C?
-MC
Right. :-)
At the stroke of midnight, the fireworks _____ into the night sky.
To check if your answers are correct, we'll go through each sentence and the options you chose.
1. The correct verb form that completes the sentence is "burst." You chose option A, which is correct.
2. The correct verb form is "felt." You chose option D, which is correct.
3. The correct verb form is "spoke." You chose option B, which is correct.
4. The correct verb form is "chose." You chose option C, which is correct.
5. The correct verb form is "found." You chose option B, which is correct.
6. The correct verb form is "lay." You chose option A, but the correct answer is C - "is lying." "Lay" is the past tense form of the verb, while "is lying" is the present progressive tense, which matches the context of the sentence.
Overall, you got 5 out of 6 answers correct. Good job! Let me know if you need help with anything else.