Unit 3 test review

The (a) active voice (b) passive voice is sometimes called the voice of tact

• a- active voice

• b-passive voice

In the sentence The speaker looks professional and confident, the verb looks is:

• a-transitive

• b-intransitive

• c-linking

3) In the sentence "Bonuses were awarded last week" the verb is in the:

• a) active voice

• b) passive voice

4)Fill in the blank: How important ______ honesty and disposition in finding a life partner?

• a) is

• b) are

5) In the sentence "The newly laundered sheets smell fresh" the verb smell is:

• a) transitive

• b) intransitive

• c) linking

• d) helping

6) In the sentence "We listened carefully to the professor's lecture," the verb listened is:

• a) transitive

• b) intransitive

• c) linking

• d) helping

7) In the sentence "Rachel Lopez is the architect," the word architect is:

• a) an object

• b) a linking verb

• c) a complement

8) In the sentence "Donald approved the travel request," the verb approved is

• a) transitive

• b) intransitive

• c) linking

• d) helping

9) In the sentence "Women hold just 11 percent of executive positions at Silicon Valley companies," the verb hold is in the

• a) present tense

• b) past tense

• c) future tense

10) Fill in the blank:

Burger King, along with many other US companies _____ trying to avoid US corporate taxes by merging with a foreign company

• a) was

• b) were