Question

Identify a verb in the sentence below
The boys are playing soccer

Answer 1

Answer:

playing is the verb in the above sentence

Answer 2

Answer:

Playing is the verb

Explanation:

There are two parts of a sentence, subject and predicate.

The subject is 'The boys' and in the predicate playing is a verb and Soccer is a noun. Playing is a verb because (i)it is an action word (ii)The word playing is an -ing word which also puts emphasis on the fact that it a Verb (iii) It is also the only word which indicates an action. Thank you!!