Verb Quiz

What is a verb used to denote?

• What a person does

• What a person thinks

• What a person feels

• What a person sees

Answer explanation

A verb primarily denotes actions or activities performed by a subject. Therefore, the correct choice is 'What a person does', as it directly relates to the function of verbs in language.

Which of the following is a 'doing verb'?

• Have

• Eat

• Is

• Was

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Eat' because it is a 'doing verb' that describes an action. 'Have', 'Is', and 'Was' are not action verbs; they indicate possession or state of being.

What is the past form of 'eat'?

• Eats

• Eating

• Ate

• Will eat

Answer explanation

The past form of 'eat' is 'ate'. 'Eats' is present tense, 'eating' is the gerund form, and 'will eat' indicates future tense. Therefore, 'ate' is the correct answer.

Which of the following is a 'be verb'?

• Have

• Read

• Am

• Like

Answer explanation

The 'be verbs' are forms of the verb 'to be'. Among the options, 'am' is a form of 'to be', specifically the first person singular present tense. 'Have', 'read', and 'like' are not 'be verbs'.

What do 'have' verbs show?

• Action

• Possession

• Thinking

• Feeling

Answer explanation

'Have' verbs indicate possession, showing ownership or relationships to objects or concepts. For example, in 'I have a car,' it clearly expresses possession, making 'Possession' the correct choice.

Which sentence contains a transitive verb?

• The baby cried.

• Jugal loves cricket.

• Mona sleeps.

• The dog barked.

Answer explanation

A transitive verb requires a direct object. In 'Jugal loves cricket,' 'loves' is transitive as it acts on 'cricket.' The other sentences contain intransitive verbs that do not take a direct object.

What is an intransitive verb?

• A verb that needs an object

• A verb that shows possession

• A verb that does not need an object

• A verb that expresses action

Answer explanation

An intransitive verb does not require an object to complete its meaning. For example, in the sentence 'He sleeps,' 'sleeps' is intransitive because it does not need an object.

What do we call verbs that need words to make sense?

• Transitive verbs

• Intransitive verbs

• Verbs of incomplete predication

• Doing verbs

Answer explanation

Verbs of incomplete predication are verbs that require additional words to complete their meaning, making them dependent on other elements in a sentence. This distinguishes them from transitive and intransitive verbs.

Which of the following is a 'have' verb?

• Am

• Has

• Will be

• Is

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'Has' because it is a form of the verb 'have', indicating possession. 'Am', 'Will be', and 'Is' are forms of the verb 'to be', not 'have'.

What is the future form of 'do'?

• Does

• Doing

• Will do

• Did

Answer explanation

The future form of 'do' is 'will do', indicating an action that will take place. 'Does' is present tense, 'doing' is a gerund, and 'did' is past tense, making 'will do' the correct choice for future tense.