Grammar Quiz 10/21

What is a verb?

• Person, Place, Thing, or Idea

• A word that modifies a noun

• A short word used to show the relationship between two things.

• An Action or State of Being

Identify the verb in this sentence:

Jessica, the star of the softball team, pitched a no-hitter last night.

• star

• softball

• pitched

• no-hitter

Answer explanation

What is the action at the heart of the sentence?

Pitched

Is the underlined word a transitive or intransitive verb?

The dog ate all of my homework last night

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Answer explanation

All is the direct object. Since we have a direct object, the verb is transitive---it's affecting something beyond itself.

Is the underlined word a transitive or intransitive verb?

Margaret Appleby amazed on stage in her role as Gretel in Hansel & Gretel.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Answer explanation

Everything after amazed is a part of prepositional phrases.

As such, the verb has nothing to act on, so it is intransitive.

Is the underlined word a transitive or intransitive verb?

Britta destroyed that kid's sand castle without feeling an ounce of remorse.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Answer explanation

Direct object : Sand Castle.

Since we have a direct object, the verb is transitive.

Is the underlined word a transitive or intransitive verb?

Pamela sang higher than she ever had before in her solo.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Answer explanation

Higher isn't a noun, but an adverb, as such we have no direct object.

Identify the direct object.

Keith does not like yams that much

• Keith

• Like

• Yams

• Much

Answer explanation

A direct object is what is being directly affected by the verb.

What's not liked?

Yams.

Identify the direct object.

Coach Marshall inspires the team to push beyond their limits.

• Coach

• Team

• Push

• Limits

Answer explanation

A direct object is what is being directly affected by the verb. It will also never be within a prepositional phrase.

What is being inspired?

The team

(Beyond their limits) is a prepositional phrase.

Identify the Indirect Object.

Before he passed, Old man Reynolds gave his granddaughter his prized mustache comb.

• Reynolds

• granddaughter

• mustache

• comb

Answer explanation

An indirect object typically shows up between a verb and the direct object. It is the person who receives the action.

To whom did he give the comb?

His granddaughter

Identify the Indirect Object.

Trey kicked Gabe the ball.

• Trey

• Kicked

• Gabe

• Ball

Answer explanation

An indirect object typically shows up between a verb and the direct object. It is the person who receives the action.

To whom did he kick the ball?

Gabe