1.   I spent all afternoon polishing the silver.

2.   He beat the rugs and polished the silver.

3.   We need to polish the silver.

4.   I polish the silver.

5.   Jobs like polishing the silver and cleaning the windows continued as always.

6.   Make sure the silver is polished and the tablecloth is clean.

7.   Silver should be polished, linens cleaned and pressed, and dishes washed well in advance of Thanksgiving Day.

8.   They also made sure that the garbage was taken out, that the dishes were washed and put away and that the silver was polished.

9.   Was it really necessary to polish the silver?