Transitive and Intransitive Verbs/ Helping and Linking Verbs

What is a transitive verb?

• A verb that does not require a direct object

• A verb that is always in past tense

• A verb that requires a direct object

• A verb that describes a state of being

Which of the following sentences contains a transitive verb?

• The airplane rumbled loudly as it flew overhead.

• The dogs ran into the lake.

• Ross picked some blueberries.

• Edwardo remained in the hospital overnight.

In the sentence "Nellie tossed the trash into the dumpster," what is the direct object?

• Nellie

• Tossed

• Dumpster

• Trash

Which sentence contains an intransitive verb?

• Oscar painted a scene on his new canvas.

• Neyla tasted the sauce in the red squirt bottle.

• The dogs ran into the lake.

• Miguel told me a joke that wasn’t funny.

What is the main difference between transitive and intransitive verbs?

• Transitive verbs describe actions, intransitive verbs describe states.

• Transitive verbs require a direct object, intransitive verbs do not.

• Transitive verbs are always in past tense, intransitive verbs are in present tense.

• Transitive verbs are used in questions, intransitive verbs are used in statements.

Which of the following verbs is listed as a transitive verb in the material?

• Arrive

• Smirk

• Drive

• Bathe

Which sentence from the material contains an intransitive verb?

• Caitlyn walks up and down the beach looking for dolphins.

• The smell of the rotten eggs spoiled the picnic.

• The puppies played fetch at the park all afternoon.

• Neil studied every night for a week for his final exam.

Which of the following is a helping verb?

• Appear

• Can

• Smell

• Become

What is the role of linking verbs in a sentence?

• To express an action

• To connect a subject to a noun or adjective

• To form the main verb

• To describe a location

Identify the linking verb in the sentence: "The cheese in the refrigerator smells funny."

• Cheese

• In

• Smells

• Funny