Verbs, Questions, Contractions, and Prepositions

A verb that requires a complement to complete its meaning is a verb of:

• Complete predication

• Incomplete predication

Which of these sentences contains a transitive verb?

• The baby slept soundly.

• The girl kicked the ball.

In the sentence "The letter brought us good news," us is the:

• Direct object

• Indirect object

Which of these sentences contains an intransitive verb?

• The chef cooked dinner.

• The leaves fell.

In the sentence "He hurt himself," the verb is used:

• Transitively

• Reflexively

In the sentence "The flowers smell sweet," 'sweet' is a:

• Object

• Complement

A subjective complement completes the verb's meaning about the:

• Object

• Subject

In the sentence "They named him class monitor," 'class monitor' is a/an:

• Subjective complement

• Objective complement

Which of these verbs is often a verb of incomplete predication?

• Run

• Seem

In the sentence "The cake tastes delicious," 'delicious' is a/an:

• Object

• Complement