Underline each of the present tense verbs in the sentences below.

Example:   Today the average pig has an inch of fat on its back compared to two inches in 1970.

1. At the end of Casablanca the police chief orders his men to round up the usual suspects.
2. Larry hates to make decisions.
3. The tongue of a Parson’s chameleon is one and a half times longer than its body.
4. Because of a feud among the members of the ambulance squad, emergency services for Ghost Lake residents end this week.
5. Iced tea sometimes turns cloudy in the refrigerator.
6. A woman is twice as likely as a man to die from her first heart attack.
7. Judith rarely takes her food processor out of the kitchen cabinet.
8. Complete strangers compliment Lu on her hairstyle.
9. My doctor emphasizes the prevention of disease.
10. The governor hopes to force retailers to cut milk prices.

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