Question

Which of the following sentences has a helping verb?

A. Her brother paddled the canoe.

B. She had rested on the dock.

C. He went home late.

D. She swam across the lake.


Student Answer: C

Answer: Incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is B) “She had rested on the rock”. Helping verbs are verbs that help the main verb with its meaning and they also set the time of the verb. In this case, the helping verb “had” is helping the main verb “rested”. The auxiliary verb “had” is also setting the verb tense of the sentence, which is past perfect.  

The other examples “paddled”, “went” and “swam” are action verbs that do not need a helping verb to extend or add meaning.

Answer 2

Answer:

b

Explanation:

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