Verbs

Verbs

What is the action verb in the sentence?

Multiple Choice

My mother carried the platter.

• My

• mother

• carried

• platter

A transitive verb TRANSFERS the action to an object.

What is the transitive verb in this sentence?

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Nishi opened the door with great difficulty.

• opened

• door

• great

• difficulty

An intransitive verb is an action verb without a receiver of the action (object).

What is the intransitive verb in the sentence?

Multiple Choice

Gaurav raced across the finish line.

• Gaurav

• finish

• across

• raced

What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED?

Multiple Choice

The guests rang the doorbell.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Multiple Choice

The doorbell rang and the dog barked.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Multiple Choice

The doorbell rang and the dog barked.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Multiple Choice

The pilot flew the plane.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it.

What is the linking verb in the sentence?

Multiple Choice

Kevin is a fireman.

• Kevin

• is

• a

• fireman

Multiple Choice

The glass looked dirty.

• The

• glass

• looked

• dirty

Identify the verb. Is it an action or a linking verb?

Multiple Choice

With Liza at the wheel, a drive to school seems terrifying.

• drive - action

• drive - linking

• seems - action

• seems - linking

Multiple Choice

The factory coughed puffs of steam out of its smokestacks.

• coughed - action

• cough - linking

• out - action

• out - linking

Helping verbs are added before another verb to make a verb phrase.

What is the helping verb in this sentence?

Multiple Choice

Jeffrey has hit the most home runs.

• home runs

• most

• has

• hit

Is the RED verb a main verb or helping verb?

Multiple Choice

The puppy has been barking for an hour.

• main verb

• helping verb

Multiple Choice

The witnesses were being questioned by the police.

• main verb

• helping verb

Multiple Choice

The witnesses were being questioned by the police.

• main verb

• helping verb