Quiz On Verbs! Trivia Knowledge Test!
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What questions does an indirect object answer?
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How many and what kind?
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When and where?
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How and what?
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To/for whom or to/for what?
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How well do you do with verbs, and do you think you can pass this quiz? A verb is a keyword that explains an act or a state of being. Verbs have tenses; these include the present to indicate that an activity is occurring, the past to suggest that action already happened, and the future to suggest that an action See morewill occur. If you want to learn more about verbs, challenge yourself with this quiz on verbs.
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What questions does a direct object answer?
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How and why?
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Whom or what?
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When and whom?
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How and when?
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What type of verb is used in the sentence below?Jadon threw the winning touchdown of the game.
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Transitive
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Intransitive
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A. TransitiveExplanation
The verb "threw" is a transitive verb because it has a direct object - touchdown.Rate this question:
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Identify the direct object in the sentence below. If there is none, choose the answer none.Madalyn gave her the key to the truck.
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Madalyn
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Her
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Key
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None
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There can be more than one indirect object in a sentence.
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True
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False
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A. TrueExplanation
Look at the sample sentence below.
Coach Ashley gave Laura, Izzy, and Kate directions to the game. Laura, Izzy, and Kate all answer to whom directions were given.Rate this question:
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Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?Emily read through the night
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Transitive
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Intransitive
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A. IntransitiveExplanation
The verb "read" is intransitive because there is no direct object.Rate this question:
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The direct object of a sentence is never part of a prepositional phrase.
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True
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False
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A. TrueExplanation
The object within a prepositional phrase is the object of the preposition, not a direct object.Rate this question:
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Direct and indirect objects can be which two parts of speech?
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Adjective and interjection
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Preposition and noun
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Verb and adverb
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Noun and pronoun
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Which word in the sentence below is the indirect object?Mary handed each girl an invitation to her party.
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Mary
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Girl
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Invitation
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Party
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A. GirlExplanation
"Girl" is the indirect object because it answers to whom an invitation was handed.Rate this question:
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What type of verb has a direct object?
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Transitive action verb
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Helping verb
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Linking verb
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Intransitve action verb
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A. Transitive action verb -
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What is the direct object in the sentence below?The boy in the number 12 jersey, Jamie, made MVP last year.
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Boy
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Jamie
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Made
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MVP
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A. MVPExplanation
"MVP" is the direct object because it answers what was made.Rate this question:
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An intransitive verb must have a direct object.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
Intransitive verbs do not have a direct object.Rate this question:
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Which of the following best describes a transitive verb?
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A verb that links the subject to a noun or adjective that describes it in the predicate
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An action verb that does not have a direct object
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An action verb that has a direct object
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A verb that helps the main verb of the sentence tell when the action takes place
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There cannot be more than one direct object in a sentence.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
Look at the sample sentence below.
We are visiting the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and Las Vegas on our trip. The Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and Las Vegas all answer what is being visited.Rate this question:
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A sentence can have an indirect object without having a direct object.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
An indirect object tells to whom or for whom the direct object the action of the sentence is done.Rate this question:
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If a sentence has both a direct and indirect object which will appear first?
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Direct object
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Indirect object
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Order does not matter
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A. Indirect objectExplanation
The indirect object is always found between the verb and the direct object.Rate this question:
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Identify the indirect object in the sentence below. If there is none, choose the answer none.Xavier walked his dog around the park yesterday.
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Dog
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Park
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Yesterday
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None
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Identify the type of verb in the sentence below. The wet dog smelled horrible.
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Transitive action verb
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Linking verb
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Helping verb
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Intransitive action verb
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A. Linking verbExplanation
The verb "smelled" is linking because horrible describes the dog's condition.Rate this question:
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A complement can be found in the subject of a sentence.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
The complement links back to the subject of a sentence; therefore, it is in the predicate of the sentence.Rate this question:
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What type of verb has a complement?
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Transitive action verb
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Linking verb
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Helping verb
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Intransitive action verb
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A. Linking verb -
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