Practical Grammar. The Verb

Fill in the gap: ... is a notional part of speech which denotes an activity performed by the subject.

• adverbial modifier

• verb

• noun

• adverb

What is the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs?

• Transitive verbs are dynamic, while intransitive verbs are stative

• Transitive verbs are used in the continuous form, while intransitive verbs are not used in the continuous form

• Transitive verbs take an object, while intransitive verbs do not take an object

• Transitive verbs have a full meaning of their own, while intransitive verbs are used to build up the form of other verbs

What syntactic functions do verbs perform in the sentence?

• Subject, verb, object, complement

• Noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb

• Predicate/part of the predicate

• Subject, object, complement, adverbial modifier

What is the category of mood in verbs?

• First person, second person, third person

• Active, passive

• Perfective, imperfective, progressive

• Indicative, imperative, subjunctive

According to the way in which the Past Indefinite and Participle II are formed, they are divided into

• Defective, non-defective

• Finite, non-finite

• Simple, derived, compound, composite/phrasal

• Regular, irregular, mixed

What is the morphological composition of the verb 'to speak'?

• Simple

• Composite/phrasal

• Derived

• Compound

Can stative verbs be used in the continuous form?

• Yes

• No

• It depends on the context

• Who knows

What are the basic classifications of verbs according to meaning?

• Dynamic, stative

• Transitive, intransitive

• Continuous forms, stative

• Terminative, durative

What is the function of auxiliary verbs?

• to denote an action or state

• to express speaker’s attitude to the action presented by a notional verb

• to connect subject with extra information

• to help to build the form of the notional verb

What is the category of voice in verbs?

• Indicative, imperative, subjunctive

• Perfective, imperfective, progressive

• First person, second person, third person

• Active, passive