Skill Check A: Write the action verb in each sentence below and label it transitive or intransitive.
Skill Check C: Write the following sentences. Underline the helping verbs and circle the main verbs in each sentence. Draw a double-headed arrow to between the helping and main verbs.
- Thousands of people entered the United States in the nineteenth century.
- These immigrants traveled from many different countries all around the world.
- Many brought customs and traditions from their native lands.
- They envisioned new opportunities in the United States.
- Whole families moved from their homeland for numerous reasons.
- Some left their homeland to look for better jobs.
- Many people had hopes of owning their own land.
- The United States was a land of opportunity for countless numbers of people.
- Many looked for new wealth in a new land.
- Some hoped for adventure.
- The immigrants were joyful and hopeful.
- Some fled their country because of war.
- Many people moved to the Unites States for religious freedom.
- The people walked away from everything familiar to them.
- Some immigrants quickly felt comfortable in their new land.
- Some describe the United States as a tapestry of cultures.
- Ellis Island was the first stopping place for may immigrants.
- This location became known worldwide as the entry to America.
- People form all walks of life entered America through Ellis Island.
- Life in the United States seemed exciting to the new arrivals.
Skill Check C: Write the following sentences. Underline the helping verbs and circle the main verbs in each sentence. Draw a double-headed arrow to between the helping and main verbs.
- The immigrants must have been waiting to see the Statue of Liberty.
- They had often heard stories about the great wealth in America.
- They should have been warned about the immigration laws.
- Everyone was being thoroughly checked for physical ailments.
- The number of immigrants each year was being limited.