Question

There are books on the shelf.' Identify the verb in the given sentence
a. books
b. are
c. shelf
d. on

Answer 1

The verb in the given sentence will be b. are.

What is a verb?

• In the field of English grammar, a verb can be described as a word in a sentence that performs an action.
• An auxiliary verb is a kind of verb that adds functional meaning to a sentence.
• In the sentence above, 'are' serves as an auxiliary verb and hence is the correct options.
• Other options, such as d. on is not correct as 'on' is the  preposition of the sentence.

Answer 2

Required Answer :-

Question

There are books on the shelf.' Identify the verb in the given sentence

a. books

b. are

c. shelf

d. on

Answer

B. are

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