ANSWERS TO LESSON 25

You were to find the action verb in each sentence.  If the verb was transitive, then you were to write the word that receives the action and label the very transitive (tr) or intransitive (intr).

     ACTION VERB         WORD THAT RECEIVES THE ACTION               TR     OR    INTR

1.  contains

                             account

        X

 

2.  erupted

 

 

           X

3.  planted

                              poplars

         X

 

4.  ruled

 

 

            X

5.  won

                              prize

         X

 

6.  reminds

                              Jews

         X

 

7.  resented

                              position

         X

 

8.  informed

                              husband

         X

 

9.  hanged

                              Haman

         X

 

10.  stands

 

 

             X

11.  live

 

 

             X

12.  deceived

                               miners

          X

 

13.  proved

                               Pythagorean Theorem

          X

 

14.  meets

 

 

              X

15.  presented

                               Gospel

           X

             

16.  comes

 

 

              X

17.  dwelt

 

 

              X

18.  can devout

                                animal

           X

 

19.  established

                                routes

           X

 

SCORE:  TAKE THE NUMBER WRONG AND MULTIPLY THAT BY 5 AND SUBTRACT THAT NUMBER FROM 100.  YOUR SCORE?

 

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