Multiple choice

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of America.

  1. was

  2. the

  3. sixteenth

  4. America

  5. of
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Explanation

The word ‘was’ shows a state of being. Hence, it is the verb here. It is the past form of the verb ‘be’. It can be used either as a main verb or as a helping verb. A verb is a word that shows an action, state or event.

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