Deck 20: Verb

Question 1

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
Active or Passive Voice? Clearly, some mistakes were made.

A) Active
B) Passive

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
Active or Passive Voice? We all agreed on what to have for dinner, though it took some compromising.

A) Active
B) Passive

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Trish has finished decorating just before the party started" is an example of

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Most weekends, I stays at home to spend time with my children" is an example of an

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Question 5

Linking verbs express a state of being.

Question 6

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Justin promised to lend me his textbooks for my classes next summer" is an example of

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Question 7

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Next week, my favorite band plays in a local club" is an example of

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Question 8

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
Active or Passive Voice? A decision was made to continue with the current plans.

A) Active
B) Passive

Question 9

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
A(n) ________________ is a word that expresses action.

A) linking verb
B) subject
C) action verb

Question 10

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Kevin and Kendra never agree on where to go to dinner" is an example of

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Question 11

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Albert Einstein is considered one of the greatest geniuses of all time" is an example of

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Question 12

Active voice is preferred for most writing.

Question 13

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
A(n) _______________ is a verb that connects the subject with a noun, pronoun, or adjective in the predicate.

A) transitive verb
B) linking verb
C) intransitive verb

Question 14

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Yesterday, Tara borrows a pencil from Jackson" is an example of

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Question 15

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
A(n) _______________ is a verb that transfers action to a direct object.

A) linking verb
B) transitive verb
C) intransitive verb

Question 16

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Next semester, I took three classes at the college" is an example of

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Question 17

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
"Robin are working every day to make her dreams come true" is an example of

A) a verb tense error.
B) a subject-verb agreement error.
C) a correct sentence.

Question 18

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
Active or Passive Voice? I passed the class.

A) Active
B) Passive

Question 19

Active voice is always better than passive voice.

Question 20

Directions: Choose the best answer based on the information you read in Chapter Twenty.
A(n) _________________ is formed by adding -ing to a verb, and it functions as a noun.

A) participle
B) gerund
C) infinitive