This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Verbs”.
1. Fill in the blanks.
A ________ is a word that asserts something about a person.
a) Verb
b) Noun
c) Pronoun
d) Article
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Explanation: A verb is something that tells or asserts something about a person or a thing and is used to describe the action of the subject or noun in the sentence.
2. Fill in the blanks.
_________ verb means “passing over”.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the transitive verb, the action denoted by the verb, passes over from the doer or subject to some object, and therefore, it is called a Transitive verb.
3. Fill in the blanks.
_________ verb means “not passing over”.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the intransitive verb, the action denoted by the verb, stops with the doer or subject and does not pass over to the object, and therefore, it is called an Intransitive verb.
4. Choose the correct option.
Intransitive verbs can be used as Transitive verbs.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Intransitive verbs can be used as transitive verbs, as when an intransitive verb is used in a causative sense, it becomes a transitive.
5. Fill in the blanks.
Some Intransitive verbs may become transitive by having a ________ added to them.
a) Article
b) Pronoun
c) Preposition
d) Adjective
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Explanation: Consider the example: “We looked into (= investigated) the matter. In this sentence, the addition of a preposition “into” has made the transitive verb convert into intransitive.
6. Fill in the blanks.
_________ verbs sometimes take after them an object similar in meaning to the verb.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: Intransitive verbs take after them an object akin or similar in meaning to the verb. Such objects are called cognate objects.
7. Fill in the blanks.
The noun used as a cognate object is in the ________ case.
a) Nominative
b) Accusative
c) Possessive
d) Genitive
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Explanation: Intransitive verbs that take after them an object similar in meaning to the verb are called cognate objects or cognate accusatives.
8. Identify the type of the verb in the given sentence.
He fixed the windowpane.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the verb “fixed” is used to denote an action that is done on the object (windowpane). Therefore, it is used transitively.
9. Identify the type of the verb used in the given sentence.
The dog never sleeps.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the verb “barks” has been used intransitively as it denotes an action that cannot be done to something.
10. Identify the type of the verb used in the given sentence.
I forget my books often.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the verb has been used reflexively, but it can also be used as an ordinary transitive verb.
11. Identify the type of the verb used in the given sentence.
The kids kept quiet.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the given sentence, although the verb has been used reflexively, the object is not expressed. The reflexive pronoun may be understood as, “The kids kept (themselves) quiet”. The verb is however a pure Intransitive without any reflexive force.
12. Identify the type of verb used in the given sentence.
He walks the dog.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: When an Intransitive verb is used in the causative sense it plays the role of a Transitive verb. In the given sentence, the intransitive verb “walks” behaves as a transitive verb.
13. Identify the type of verb used in the given sentence.
The goat grazes.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the verb “grazes” cannot be done to something. Therefore, it acts as an intransitive verb.
14. Identify the type of verb used in the given sentence.
The whole crowd laughed at him.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the intransitive verb has become transitive by the addition of a preposition “at”. The original sentence meaning would’ve been “laughed at = mocked”.
15. Identify the type of verb used in the given sentence.
The vase broke.
a) Transitive
b) Intransitive
c) Auxiliary
d) Modal
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Explanation: In the given sentence, the verb “broke” is a transitive verb, but in this sentence, it acts as an intransitive verb as it is an action that cannot be done on any object.
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