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Which word in this sentence is a verb?

Mayra showed us her new hat.

Choose 1 answer:

A) Mayra

B) showed

C) us

D) her

E) new

F) hat

2 Answers

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the answer you are looking for is showed

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Answer:

B) showed

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer to, which word in this sentence is a verb, is answer choice B, showed.

What is a verb?

A verb is a word that explains the action. Ex: Ran, run, sprint, jump, jumped, etc.

What is a noun?

A noun is a word that is a name, person, place, or thing.

What is a pronoun?

A pronoun is referring to the participants, or it is referring to someone or something else mentioned somewhere else. Ex: I, you, me, myself, your, etc.

What is an adjective?

An adjective is a word that describes a person, place, or thing. Ex: Smelly, weird, angrily, joyfully, etc.

A is incorrect because Mayra is a name. Names are nouns and are not actions. So, this is incorrect.

B is correct because showed is an action. Mayra is committing an action, which is showing us her hat.

C is incorrect because us is a pronoun. Pronouns are referring to people within a discussion or area, or are being discussed.

D is incorrect because it is a pronoun. It refers to someone or something and is not an action word.

E is incorrect because it is an adjective. An adjective describes a noun (person, place, or thing).

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