I need help finding the verb and then correcting it here is the sent.... Why is martha and her mother digging a hole in their garden so late at night?
2006-10-16 16:27:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The verb is digging. I dont understand your questions.
2006-10-16 16:32:14 · answer #1 · answered by k1ng_koopa713 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Correction - Why are Martha and her mother digging a hole in their garden so late at night?
change the helping verb is to are.
2006-10-16 23:33:25 · answer #2 · answered by akmackinnon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence should read, "Why are Martha and her mother digging a hole in their garden so late at night?"
I would like to know what they're doing in the garden so late!
2006-10-16 23:35:58 · answer #3 · answered by Juanitaville 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The verb is digging. It shows action. The subject is a plural one, so "is", I think should be "are". You can always check your answer by turning it into a statement to see if it is right. Martha and her mother are digging a hole in their garden. It is so late at night. Right????
2006-10-16 23:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by mabell1025 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why ARE martha and her mother digging a hole in their garden so late at night?
2006-10-16 23:29:30 · answer #5 · answered by RK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why ARE Martha and her mother digging (v) a hole in their garden so late at night? Digging is the verb. (Whom are they burying? :)
2006-10-16 23:33:35 · answer #6 · answered by jaqui 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Why ARE martha and her mother digging a hole in their garden so late at night?" I guess
Verb: Digging.
2006-10-16 23:30:09 · answer #7 · answered by Oh Dee! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alright...well the ACTION word...aka...VERB is digging...that is what they're doing....and it should be corrected like this....Why ARE martha and her mother.....
2006-10-16 23:54:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the verb is ''is''.it should be ''are'' ''martha and her mother'' is plural.plural subject---plural verb in this case ''are''.singular subject calls for a singular verb for which''is'' could be used.actully the verb is complex,''is digging'' should be ''are digging''.
2006-10-16 23:35:23 · answer #9 · answered by Tony B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The verb: "is"--a form of to be
The correct sentence: Why are Martha and her mother...
"Are" is used in the 3rd person plural and the "you" form of "to be." "Is" would be the 3rd person singular.
2006-10-16 23:34:12 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋