Verb Types and Functions Quiz

What word expresses an action?

• Subject

• Verb

• Preposition

• Adjective

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CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1C

What type of verb is "run" in the sentence "She runs every morning"?

• Helping verb

• Linking verb

• Intransitive verb

• Transitive verb

What is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb?

• Direct object

• Object of the preposition

• Predicate noun

• Indirect object

Identify the direct object in the sentence "She gave her brother a gift."

• brother

• gave

• Mother

• gift

Identify the indirect object in the sentence "She gave her brother a gift."

• brother

• gave

• Mother

• gift

What is an action verb that does not have a direct object?

• Helping verb

• Linking verb

• Intransitive verb

• Transitive verb

Transitive or intransitive: "She sings beautifully."

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Transitive or intransitive: "He kicked the ball."

• Transitive

• Intransitive

What kind of verb connects the subject to a complement (predicate nominative or predicate adjective)?

• Helping verb

• Linking verb

• Intransitive verb

• Transitive verb

What noun follows a linking verb and renames the subject?

• Direct object

• Object of the preposition

• Predicate noun

• Indirect object