In the sentence below, the underlined verb is used as a:
My grandparents are at the Pushkar fair this week.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Main verb
No other verb comes after “are”. It tells where the grandparents are: “at the Pushkar fair”.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Helping verb | comes before another verb and helps it show the tense (are going, was sleeping) | My grandparents are leaving for Pushkar tomorrow. |
| (2) Main verb (answer) | is, am, are, was and were can also stand alone, with no other verb after them (are at home, was tired) | Papa was at the office all day. |
| (3) Transitive verb | takes an object: it acts on someone or something. “Are” acts on nothing. “At the Pushkar fair” only tells where | Dadu bought a camel-leather bag at the fair. |
| (4) Non-finite verb | a to-verb, an -ing form or a past participle (V3) used alone; it shows no tense. “Are” has a subject and shows the present tense | They went to Pushkar to see the camel fair. |