Subjects and verbs!?

Question

I answered my question but don't know if they are right. plz help.

1.Bats are good for the environment and fot people. (Subject-Bats Verb- are)
2.Bat populations are shrinking all over the world. (subject- Bats Verb-are)
3. In the middle ages people feared bats and thought they were evil. (subject- Bats verb- thought)
4. Bat are ow extinct on some of their island homes. (subject- bats okay it all bats verb-are)
5.Hunter hunt bats not for themselves but also to sell or trade. (verb-hunt)
6. Bats are now protected throughout Europe and in many other countries. (verb- are)

I really don't get verbs plz help

Answer 1

Hm, well there, the subjects seem ok, but I don't know about your verbs. You see, there are three types of verbs, linking, helping, and action. Helping NEED to go with linking, so, in your sencond sentence, it's "are shrinking". Some types of helping verbs are: are, is, will, and on and on (though these CAN be used as action). Action verbs are things you can do like: jump, run, skip. Linking's usually the rest. Here are the correct answers (or somewhere close to them): (sub=subject)

1. Sub- bats
verbs- are, fot
2. Sub-populations (bat is simply an adjective in this case)
verb- are shrinking
3. Sub- people
verb- feared, thought
4. Sub- Bats
verb- are extinct ("are" is a linking verb this time)
5. Sub- Hunters
verb- hunt
6. Sub-bats
verb- are protected (linking verbs AGAIN!!!!)

You sometimes mix up adjectives and nouns and direct objects. Keep this in mind: subjects and verbs are usually at the beginning of the sentence, together. Direct objects are nouns (NOT THE SUBJECT) that the verb is acting on.
For example, in the sentence

5. Hunters hunt bats not for themselves but also to sell or trade.

the direct object is "bats" since the hunters are HUNTING the bats. Get it? Bats are being hunted, which makes them a direct object.
Please, go ask your teacher to help you diagram sentences. It makes things so much easier. Or, at least as your teacher to clear up the different kind of nouns out there. She (or he) will help you, I promise!! Good luck in your homework endeavors!

Answer 2

1. correct
2. populations--subject; are shrinking--verb
3. people--subject; feared and thought--verb
4. correct
5. Hunter(s)--subject; hunt--verb
6. correct

There are two kinds of verbs: linking verbs and action verbs.

Linking verbs are forms of the verb "be," imcluding: be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been. Other linking verbs are "sense" verbs in that they describe how something sees, feels, tastes, sounds, etc. to the subject. Example: That pizza TASTES great (to me). Linking verbs don't show action; you might think of an equal sign joining, or linking the two parts. Example: Diana IS my daughter. Diana = my daughter. Alan became my son-in-law. Alan = my son-in-law.

Action verbs are easier to recognize because they describe an action. EXAMPLE: The bats SUCKED blood. They EAT fruit.

Verbs can also be confusing because of auxiliary, or helping verbs. Helping verbs work with another, main verb, which can be an action verb or a linking verb. A sentence may have as many as three auxiliary verbs.

LIST OF AUXILIARY VERBS: am, is, are, was, were, be, have, has, had, do, does, did. Notice that some of these can also be linking verbs. A special group of auxiliary verbs are called modal auxiliary verbs because they describe a mood: will, shall, ought to, have to, must, should, can, may, might, would, could.

EXAMPLES: We HAVE SEEN that movie three times.
My sister SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT a new house.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN so embarrassed.
It WAS RAINING when you CAME home, WASn't it?

The subject of a sentence or an adverb can separate an auxiliary from a main verb. The main verb is always the last part of the verb.

WERE you PLANNING to play the guitar at the wedding?

Verb forms that end with -ing are called the Present Participle, and they must be used with a form of "be."

Forms of "do" can be main or auxiliary verbs.
DOES anyone really KNOW what time it is?
Sharon DID her homework.

NOT is an adverb.
They DO not LIVE near here. They DON'T HAVE a car.

You can also have compound verbs, that is, two or more verbs with one subject.

"Gerald Ford CANNOT WALK and CHEW gum at the same time," SAID Lyndon B. Johnson.

A special verb form is the infinitive, usually following TO.
To BE or not to BE, that is the question.
It is important to WAKE up early tomorrow.

Some forms like "wake up" are erroniously called "phrasal verbs."
Other phrasal verbs include: sit down, turn over, carry on, take off, do without. Actually, these are verb + adverb combinations.

If all this is overwhelming, just learn the first three paragraphs that I wrote.

Answer 3

1. Correct
2.Sub. Populations (Bat is modifying population so it's an adjective)
3. Sub. People Verb Feared
4. Correct
5 Sub hunters
6. Correct

"Name doesn't fit" is mistaken about extinct...it is an adjective.

Answer 4

This is what I think it is:

2. Subject - bat poplulation ; Verb - shrinking
3. Subject - people
4. Verb - extinct
5. Subject - hunters
6. Verb - protected

Good luck! :)

Answer 5

Michael N is correct, except in number six. The verb is "are protected."

Answer 6

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