Question

circle the verb in each sentence. then write its tense, present, past, or future on the line. 1. spring starts on march 20th. 2. emily dickinson earned more notoriety postmortem. 3. carlos will play a trumpet solo. 4. she fielded the ball like a pro. 5. my cat wanders around the neighborhood. 6. the newborn weighs 8 pounds. 7. our family visited relatives in maine. 8. they will travel abroad next winter. copyright © 2023 brain waves instruction all rights reserved by author. for classroom use only by a single teacher. please purchase one licensure per teacher using this product.

Explanation:

This problem is about identifying verbs and their tenses in sentences, which falls under the subfield of Linguistics (within Arts). For each sentence:

1. In "Spring starts on March 20th", the verb is "starts" (present tense as it's a general fact about when spring begins).
2. In "Emily Dickinson earned more notoriety postmortem", the verb is "earned" (past tense, as it's an action that happened in the past).
3. In "Carlos will play a trumpet solo", the verb is "will play" (future tense, indicated by "will" for a future action).
4. In "She fielded the ball like a pro", the verb is "fielded" (past tense, action done in the past).
5. In "My cat wanders around the neighborhood", the verb is "wanders" (present tense, habitual action of the cat).
6. In "The newborn weighs 8 pounds", the verb is "weighs" (present tense, stating a current fact).
7. In "Our family visited relatives in Maine", the verb is "visited" (past tense, action already completed).
8. In "They will travel abroad next winter", the verb is "will travel" (future tense, action planned for the future).

Answer:

1. Verb: starts; Tense: present
2. Verb: earned; Tense: past
3. Verb: will play; Tense: future
4. Verb: fielded; Tense: past
5. Verb: wanders; Tense: present
6. Verb: weighs; Tense: present
7. Verb: visited; Tense: past
8. Verb: will travel; Tense: future