Asked by Tara
Trying to help my grandaughter do her homework. Please help! They are learning about verbs in sentences.
In the following sentence she is to underline the verb. "My father takes us hiking every Saturday." I am thinking it is "takes" but my daughter thinks it is "hiking". Is it both?
In the following sentence she is to underline the verb. "My father takes us hiking every Saturday." I am thinking it is "takes" but my daughter thinks it is "hiking". Is it both?
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Answered by
Ms. Sue
Congratulations, Grandma! You're right. The verb is "takes."
In this sentence, "hiking" is used as a noun (gerund).
In this sentence, "hiking" is used as a noun (gerund).
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