Questions and Answers on Verbs
Question 1 : Verbs express ………………………. , ………………….. or ………………..
Answer : action, existence, condition
Question 2 : The …………… joins the subject with a word or words in the predicate.
Answer : linking verb
Question 3 : What is the final verb in the verb phase called?
Answer : The verb is the principal or main verb.
Question 4 : Which voice do grammarians prefer?
Answer : Grammarians prefer the active voice, although the sciences sometimes demand the passive voice for the description of a process.
Question 5 : In which mood are verbs that express a contrary to fact?
Answer : These verbs are in the subjective mood.
Question 6 : In what tense is the verb in the sentence “I am running”?
Answer : The verb phrase am running is in the present progressive tense.
Question 7 : What number verb is used in a sentence with singular subjects separated by either-or?
Answer : Such a sentence needs a singular verb.
Question 8 : What is a direct object?
Answer : A direct object is the word that receives the action of the verb.
Question 9 : What is an indirect object?
Answer : An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that precedes and receives the direct object.
Question 10 : Which verb takes a direct object, rise or raise?
Answer : Raise, a transitive verb, takes a direct object. Rise, an intransitive verb, does not.