Freedom of choice life in the city
1.My first time in the hospital was a terrible time for me. I broke my ankle during a fight with a classmate and I had to be taken to the hospital by the Headmaster. Everything in the hospital environment sent waves of shivers down my spine and I vowed never to get myself into situations that will make me to visit the hospital again.
2. The action verbs in the paragraph are as follow: Broke, taken, sent, vowed, visit and get.
The helping verbs in the paragraph are as follow: was and had.
Action verbs are those verbs that express action, they tell us what a subject is doing or has done. They are the main verbs in sentences. Helping verbs on the other hand help the action verbs by extending their meanings.
Hopefully this will help. I have finished the sentences in bold and the given word has been underlined.
26. The power sensor reports low battery current to the processor, which <u>prevents</u> the robot from moving.
27. The computer is being <u>used</u> at the moment.
28. The machine has <u>been</u> switched off.
29. You <u>must </u>not park your car on this pavement.
30. He did not need to <u>have</u> air conditioning.
31. It's the <u>most</u> interesting<u /> form of transport I've ever seen/
32. New York is <u>much</u> further away <u />than London.
33. The supervisor said that they will change the filters in the <u>following</u> week.
34. The supervisor asked <u>whether</u> they had repaired the machine the day before.
35. The engineer <u>agreed</u> to paint the tank.
36. The engineer <u>told</u> James he must work harder.
37. Jim asked <u>to</u> close off the valve.
38. The customer asked the shop assistant <u>how</u> much water it will save.
39. You don't <u>have</u> to use wood. Plastic is necessary.
40. You are <u>not</u> permitted to build within one meter of another building.
41. He asked <u>if</u> I could help him with those tools.
42. He <u>suggested</u> opening a new factory in Leeds.
43. I <u>have</u> never been on an oil rig before.
44. I have worked here <u>since</u> 1990.
45. The prototype hasn't <u>been</u> tested yet.
46. He has been working on the project <u>since</u> joining R&D
47. Reinforced concrete has been <u>used</u> on the decks of suspension bridges.
48. Various additives have been added to improve the mechanical, physical, or chemical properties of plastic.