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.

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

1. was

2. wearying

3. turning

4. took

Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov

Analyze the verbs:

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

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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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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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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

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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 wearyingand turning?

Verbs from The Brothers Karamazov

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