Read the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride.” It was one by the village clock, When he galloped into Lexington. Which word is a verb that shows the action in this excerpt?

A verb shows an action or state of being. In the excerpt, “galloped” tells what Paul Revere did, so it is the action verb. “Into,” “when,” and “by” do not name an action.

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