Verbing

yes/no questions

Guess the VERB your partner has picked by asking him/her yes/no questions, such as the ones below.

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1. Are you verbing now?

2. Do you need _______ for verbing?

3. Do you use _______ for verbing?

4. Do you verb every day?

5. Do you like to verb?

6. Can you verb alone?

7. Can you verb with me?

8. Have you ever verbed in the classroom?

9. Have you been verbing a lot recently?

10. Did you verb yesterday (last weekend...)?

11. Will you verb tomorrow?

12. May I verb with you?

13. Would you verb …. if…?

14. …

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yes/no questions

Guess the VERB your partner has picked by asking him/her yes/no questions, such as the ones on the right.

This illustration is a visual representation of data by MIT and Harvard scientists on how irregular verbs regularize over time. Verb size in the image corresponds to usage frequency. Large verbs tend to stay sequestered at the top, while smaller verbs tend to fall through to the bottom. The paper predicts that 'wed' is the next verb to regularize, so it teeters on the brink. (Credit: Illustration / Jonathan Saragosti)

source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071010132314.htm

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