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Verbs
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1Action verbs are found in the predicate of the sentence.
- ATrue
- BFalse
2Action verbs describe some sort of
- AActivity
- BAct
- CNeither of the above
- DBoth of the above
3Action verbs come in two types including
- AVisible and invisible verbs
- BMental and sane verbs
- CVisible and mental verbs
4Which is an example of a visible action
- AThinks
- BPlays
5Which is an example of a visible action
- AThinks
- BPlays
6Actions you can see
- AMental actions
- BVisible actions
- CVisionary actions
7Actions you cannot see
- AMental actions
- BVisual actions
- CVisible actions
8Linking verbs tell what the subject of the sentence is by connecting it to a noun or an adjective
- ATrue
- BFalse
9The big eight...
- AAm, is, are, was, were, when, why
- BAm, is, are , was , were , be, have been
- CAm, is, are , was, were, be, being, been
10Types of linking verbs
- AGrows , remains, feels tastes, stats, looks, becomes
- BGrows, remains, feels, turns, smells , becomes, looks
- CGrows, remains, appears, feels, tastes, turns, seems, stays, sounds smells, becomes, looks
11What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Linking verbs are super confusing.- ASuper
- BAre
- CConfusing
12What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Linking verbs are super confusing.- ASuper
- BAre
- CConfusing
13What is the linking verb in this sentence?
Linking verbs are super confusing.- ASuper
- BAre
- CConfusing
14Some linking verbs can act as action verbs (e.g.looks, smells)
- ATrue
- BFalse
15Olivia feels tired after field hockey today. Is feels an action or a linking verb in this sentence?
- AAction verb
- BLinking verb
16Olivia feels tired after field hockey today. Is feels an action or a linking verb in this sentence?
- AAction verb
- BLinking verb
17A helping verb is a. Verb that comes before the main verb of a sentence and helps the sentence makes sense
- ATrue
- BFalse
18A helping verb helps indicate tense (past, present, future)
- ATrue
- BFalse
19A helping verb helps indicate tense (past, present, future)
- ATrue
- BFalse
20There are 23 helping verbs
- ATrue
- BFalse
21A verb phrase is a group that verbs that go together and must have at least two verbs with at least one of them being a helping or a linking verb.
- ATrue
- BFalse
22What is the verb phrase in this sentence? The students have been learning about verbs in English
- ABeen learning
- BHave been
- CHave been learning
23Interrupters interrupt the verb phrase with a word that is not a verb
- ATrue
- BFalse
24Interrrupters can often be adverbs such was always, never, quickly, slowly or the word not
- ATrue
- BFalse
25Helping verbs can come before action and linking verbs
- ATrue
- BFalse
26The four principle parts to every verb are
- APresent, past, future, future participle
- BPresent, present participle, past, past participle
27The four principle parts to every verb are
- APresent, past, future, future participle
- BPresent, present participle, past, past participle
28Regular verbs are verbs whose past tense and past participle are formed by taking the present tense and adding an ed ending except for verbs that end in y when you change the y to i before adding the ending ed.
- ATrue
- BFalse
29Present forms of words are one word and present participles are two words or a verb phrase. The same applies to past tense and past participles.
- ATrue
- BFalse
30If the present participle is "am spending" what is the present, past and past participle forms?
- ASpends, spent, has spent
- BSpends, spended, has spended
31If the present participle is "am smiling" what are the present, past and past participle forms?
- ASmiles, smiled, has smiled
- BSmiles, smiled, have smiled
32If the present form of the verb is "eat" what are the present participle, past and past participle forms?
- AIs eating, ate, has eaten
- BIs eating, eaten, have aten
33If the present form of the verb is "eat" what are the present participle, past and past participle forms?
- AIs eating, ate, has eaten
- BIs eating, eaten, have aten
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- Quiz on Verbs, created by lindy on 26/03/2014.
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- lindy
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- English
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