English Grammar 20: THE VERB

{ "questions": [ { "question": "Which of the following defines a Transitive Verb?", "options": [ "A verb that shows no action", "A verb whose action passes over to an object", "A verb that only describes a state of being", "A verb that always has two subjects" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Identify the verb in this sentence: \"Glass is brittle.\"", "options": [ "Glass", "brittle", "There is no verb", "is" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "In the sentence \"The child sleeps,\" the verb 'sleeps' is:", "options": [ "Intransitive", "Transitive", "Reflexive", "Causative" ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "Identify the Direct Object in: \"She told him a secret.\"", "options": [ "She", "told", "a secret", "him" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Which of the following verbs can NEVER be used transitively?", "options": [ "Stop", "Ring", "Speak", "Die" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "\"The boy flew his kite.\" Here, the verb 'flew' is used in a:", "options": [ "Causative sense", "Reflexive sense", "State of being", "Passive sense" ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "What is the transitive form of the intransitive verb 'fall'?", "options": [ "Falled", "Lay", "Raise", "Fell" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "\"He laughed a hearty laugh.\" The word 'laugh' at the end is a:", "options": [ "Direct Object", "Indirect Object", "Adverbial Object", "Cognate Object" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "\"The show opens at six o'clock.\" The verb 'opens' here is:", "options": [ "Transitive", "Intransitive", "Cognate", "Reflexive" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "Identify the Indirect Object in: \"His father gave him a watch.\"", "options": [ "father", "gave", "him", "a watch" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "Which sentence contains a Reflexive Verb?", "options": [ "I wrote a letter.", "The sun rises in the east.", "Woodmen fell trees.", "The man killed himself." ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "\"He went home.\" The word 'home' is a/an:", "options": [ "Adverbial Object", "Direct Object", "Indirect Object", "Cognate Object" ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "\"Please look into the matter.\" The verb phrase 'look into' is:", "options": [ "Intransitive", "Transitive (Intransitive made Transitive by preposition)", "Cognate", "Reflexive" ], "answer": 1 }, { "question": "What is the transitive (causative) form of 'lie'?", "options": [ "Lay", "Lied", "Set", "Raise" ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "\"The driver stopped the train.\" The verb 'stopped' is:", "options": [ "Transitive", "Intransitive", "Adverbial", "Reflexive" ], "answer": 0 }, { "question": "\"The dog ran fast.\" Is there an object in this sentence?", "options": [ "Yes, 'dog'", "Yes, 'fast'", "Yes, 'ran'", "No, there is no object." ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "\"We talked about the affair.\" The preposition 'about' helps make the verb:", "options": [ "Intransitive", "Reflexive", "A noun", "Transitive" ], "answer": 3 }, { "question": "\"He swam a mile.\" The phrase 'a mile' modifies the verb to show distance. It is an:", "options": [ "Cognate Object", "Indirect Object", "Adverbial Object", "Causative Object" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "\"I dreamt a strange dream.\" The word 'dream' is a:", "options": [ "Causative Object", "Adverbial Object", "Cognate Object", "Indirect Object" ], "answer": 2 }, { "question": "\"The guests made merry.\" Which hidden word is understood here?", "options": [ "[food]", "[noise]", "[friends]", "[themselves]" ], "answer": 3 } ] }