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Verbs Unit Test 603
Verbs Unit Test (603
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a verb? | shows action or state of being |
| What is a helping verb? | part of a verb phrase and shows tense |
| What is a verb phrase? | helping verb(s) + main verb |
| What is a main verb? | most important verb in a verb phrase, shows action |
| What is a direct object? | receives the action of the verb |
| What is an action verb? | expresses physical or mental action |
| What is a state-of-being verb? | describes being or state of existence |
| What is difference between regular and irregular verbs? | Regular verbs form the past and past participle by adding -ed. Irregular verbs do not add -ed to form the past and past participle. |
| What is a linking verb? | connects the subject to the predicate |
| What is tense? | shows time |
| Which is an action verb? dive, am, love, careful am | skipping |
| Which is a helping verb? like, run, am, feel | am |
| Which is a linking verb? run, study, seem, forget | seem |
| Which is a verb phrase? am not going, will you go, should be going, go | should be going |
| Which is an irregular verb? give, kick, skip, like | give |
| What is the direct object in the following sentence? My coach hit the ball to us at practice? | ball |
| What words do the linking verb connect in the following sentence? Sally seems to be happier when she does not have homework. | Sally and happier |
| Is the verb in the following sentence an action verb or a linking verb? Kimmy feels upset because she lost the game. | linking |
| Is the verb in the following sentence an action verb or a linking verb? Jillian feels the soft blanket on her cheeks. | action |
| Which of the following is a verb? not, never, only, and, am, always | am |
| What is a verb tense shift? | A verb tense shift is when the writer switches between tenses within a sentence, paragraph, or essay. IT IS NOT GOOD! |
| What are the 23 helping verbs? | am, is, are, was, were, being, been, and be, have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, shall and should, may, might, must, can, could |
| What is a vivid verb? | it is a more exact or descriptive verb that gives the reader a better image of what is going on |
| ___________ I use the restroom? may, can | may |
| __________ you tie your shoes? may, can | can |
| Just ________ your pencils on your desk when you are finished. sit, set | set |
| I need to ___________ down for a minute. sit, set | sit |
| My parents _________ me to be kind. rise, raise | raise |
| The moon will _________ soon. rise, raise | rise |
| Which is the most vivid verb? talk, said, ask, yelp | yelp |
| What is subject verb agreement? | It is when you use the correct form of the verb so it matches the subject of the sentence correctly. |
| Jim and Bob ____________ going to the movies. are, is, am | are |
| Kori __________ the piano every day this week. practiced, practice, has practiced, practices | has practiced |