Read each sentence and then mark if the bolded word it is a verb or not a verb.(3 points)

Question

The bolded word is a verb The bolded word is NOT a verb
Vincent Crabbe loves painting pictures of sunsets and sunrises.


On his next vacation, Haymitch Abernathy plans to swim with dolphins.


Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of steaming chocolate chip cookies.

Answer 1

1. Vincent Crabbe loves painting pictures of sunsets and sunrises.
   The bolded word is a verb.

2. On his next vacation, Haymitch Abernathy plans to swim with dolphins.
   The bolded word is a verb.

3. Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of steaming chocolate chip cookies.
   The bolded word is a verb.

Answer 2

1. Vincent Crabbe loves **painting** pictures of sunsets and sunrises.

Answer 3

1. Vincent Crabbe loves painting pictures of sunsets and sunrises.
   The bolded word is NOT a verb. (In this context, "painting" is a gerund functioning as a noun.)

Answer 4

Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of **steaming** chocolate chip cookies.
The bolded word is a verb.

Answer 5

Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of steaming chocolate chip cookies.
The bolded word is NOT a verb. (In this context, "steaming" is an adjective describing the cookies.)