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Are the sentences correct? (He is cleaning the table with a rag now, etc.) Tue Oct 30, 2007 17:44 pm  Are the sentences correct? (He is cleaning the table with a rag now, etc.)
 

Are the sentences correct with the use of the verb and so on underlined?

verb

He is cleaning the table with a rag now.
John is cleaning his room now.
James is cleaning the stain on his shirt.

Who is shouting so loudly?.
The boss of the company was shouting at the staff.
People were shouting as a sign of protest.

That farmer grew barley and other kinds of crops in his field last year.
Over the years they grew very lazy.
My plant grew when I was home.

Does he know that there will be a lunch meeting today.
He does his homework everyday.
Kelly does not like cats.

The alarm will go off at seven in the morning.
Jane will go to school.
Peter is going to go to the theater tonight.

Did you see the lady with the hat?.
I will see too it.
We see them everyday.

Terry is alone because there is nobody else at home.
Nobody will look at you strangely if you introduce yourself to them.
Nobody wants to speak in English.

Adjective

My father’s car is bigger than yourfather’s car.
What is your phone number?.
Your house is very big.

Interrogative pronoun

Who is the lady you were talking to?
Who wrote that famous novel?
Who will be meeting the clients today?

Noun

The wheel of this bicycle is punctured.
James had his bicycle wheel replaced with a new one
John decided to spin the wheel of fortune to win a bigger reward
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Are the sentences correct? Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:45 am  Are the sentences correct?
 

solomon_13000 wrote:
Are the sentences correct with the use of the verb and so on underlined?

verb

He is cleaning the table with a rag now.
John is cleaning his room now.
James is cleaning the stain on his shirt.
is = auxiliary verb
cleaning = main verb


Who is shouting so loudly?.
The boss of the company was shouting at the staff.
People were shouting as a sign of protest.
is/was/were = auxiliary verb
shouting = main verb


That farmer grew barley and other kinds of crops in his field last year.
Over the years they grew very lazy.
My plant grew when I was home.
OK

Does he know that there will be a lunch meeting today.
does = auxiliary verb
know = main verb

He does his homework everyday. OK
Kelly does not like cats.
does = auxiliary verb
like = main verb


The alarm will go off at seven in the morning.
Jane will go to school.
Peter is going to go to the theater tonight.
go = main verb

Did you see the lady with the hat?.
I will see too it.
We see them everyday.
see = main verb

Terry is alone because there is nobody else at home.
Nobody will look at you strangely if you introduce yourself to them.
Nobody wants to speak in English.
nobody = pronoun

Adjective

My father’s car is bigger than yourfather’s car.
What is your phone number?.
Your house is very big.
My + your = possessive adjectives

Interrogative pronoun

Who is the lady you were talking to?
Who wrote that famous novel?
Who will be meeting the clients today?
OK

Noun

The wheel of this bicycle is punctured.
James had his bicycle wheel replaced with a new one
John decided to spin the wheel of fortune to win a bigger reward
wheel, bicycle, fortune, reward = noun

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Are the sentences correct? (He is cleaning the table with a rag now, etc.) Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:47 am  Are the sentences correct? (He is cleaning the table with a rag now, etc.)
 

Just a little addition to Amy's answer:

The alarm will go off at seven in the morning.
I will see to it.

You can also say that 'go off' and 'see to' are phrasal verbs.
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