Activity 5: Verb Practice Exercise
Choose the correct verb in the following sentences.
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- McCord unfolded his length and stood staring out into the rain. Presently he said, “Henderson, Hilary and, I ___ heading for my office.
- We can work there better than here, and if we’re going to break the hearts of the razor industry, there ___ no better time to start than now.”
- When they had driven off, I turned and said, “Let’s ___ a while.
- We can always ____ mouse cages later. Where’s Tommy?”
- “Oh, he stopped at the bank to get a loan.” What on earth for? We ____ over six thousand in the account.”
- You ___, Doris, put some embroidery on that scheme of mine for making ball bearings.”
- “Look, we ____ a roller bearing, this shape only it’s a permanent magnet. Then you see—.” And he was off.
- “What did they ____ today, dear?” Marge asked as she refilled my coffee cup.
- “Thanks,” I said. “Let’s see, it was a big day. We picked out a hydraulic press, Doris read us the first chapter of the book she’s starting, and we found a place over a garage on Fourth Street that we can rent for winter quarters. Oh, yes, and Jeff ___ starting action to get the company incorporated.”
- “Winter quarters,” Marge repeated. “You mean you ___ going to try to keep the group going after school starts?”
- “Why not? The kids ___ sail through their courses without thinking about them, and actually, they won’t put in more than a few hours a week during the school year.”
- “Even so, it’s child labor, __ it?”
- “Child labor nothing. They ____ the employers. Jeff McCord and I will be the only employees—just at first, anyway.”
- Marge choked on something. “Did you ___ you’d be an employee?”
- “Sure,” I told her. “They ____ offered me a small share of the company, and I’d be crazy to turn it down. After all, what’s to lose?”
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