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1. Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all verbs:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.

2. While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all verbs:

3. While he was wearying every one with his tears
and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all verbs:

4. While he was wearying every one with his tears
and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all verbs:

5. While he was wearying every one with his tears
and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all verbs:

6. While he was wearying every one with his tears
and complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
There are four verbs in this sentence.
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
In the text below, select all verbs:

7. 1. was
2. wearying
3. turning
4. took
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the verbs:

8. 1. was
Form: AUXILIARY VERB
Function: Part of the main verb phrase (BE + -
ING) of the subordinate clause, but NOT the
main verb (WEARYING)
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the verbs:

9. 2. wearying
Form: VERB (takes present participle
inflection -ING; denotes action of subject HE)
Function: Present Participle - Part of the main
verb phrase (BE + -ING) of the subordinate
clause
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
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10. 3. turning
Form: VERB (takes present participle
inflection -ING)
Function: Present Participle (NOT part of a
main verb phrase)
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
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11. 4. took
Form: VERB (past tense; takes verb past
tense inflectional morpheme; denotes action
of the subject A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE
FAMILY)
Function: MAIN VERB of the independent
clause
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov
Analyze the verbs:

12. For Discussion:
While he was wearying every one with his tears and
complaints, and turning his house into a sink of
debauchery, a faithful servant of the family, Grigory,
took the three-year-old Mitya into his care.
Explain the primary difference between wearying
and turning?
Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov

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