Which sentence contains a verb?

Which sentence contains a verb?

• A. The sky blue.
• B. Happiness and rain.
• C. The cat sleeps at night.
• D. Quiet morning.

Answer: (C)

Verbs are action words that show what the subject does or what state it’s in. In the sentence about the cat, sleeps is the action verb telling us what the cat is doing at night. This sentence has a clear subject (the cat) and a verb (sleeps) that forms the predicate, so it contains a verb. The other options don’t have a verb. The phrase about the sky is missing a linking or action verb, making it a fragment. The others are noun phrases—groups of nouns or adjectives without any verb to describe an action or state. If you stated the sentence as “The sky is blue,” that would include a verb, but that exact form isn’t in the choices.

Verbs are action words that show what the subject does or what state it’s in. In the sentence about the cat, sleeps is the action verb telling us what the cat is doing at night. This sentence has a clear subject (the cat) and a verb (sleeps) that forms the predicate, so it contains a verb.

The other options don’t have a verb. The phrase about the sky is missing a linking or action verb, making it a fragment. The others are noun phrases—groups of nouns or adjectives without any verb to describe an action or state. If you stated the sentence as “The sky is blue,” that would include a verb, but that exact form isn’t in the choices.