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

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.

5 answers

  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.

1. Vincent Crabbe loves **painting** pictures of sunsets and sunrises.
  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.)
Gilderoy Lockhart baked a tray of **steaming** chocolate chip cookies.
The bolded word is a verb.

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.)