True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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B.7
“Whom?” or “what” are the questions that a direct object answers.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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C.7
“The boxer hit hard.”
You know that
the verb in this sentence is intransitive because a. | it has a direct
object. | b. | it doesn’t
not have a direct object. | | | | |
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3.
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C.7
“The linebacker tackled the running back.”
You know that the verb in the sentence is transitive because
it a. | has a direct
object. | b. | does not have a
direct object. | | | | |
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4.
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B.7
“The linebacker tackled the running back.”
What is the direct object in the sentence? a. | linebacker | c. | running
back | b. | tackled | d. | The sentence
does not have a direct object. | | | | |
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5.
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C.7
“The fisherman swam poorly.”
What is the direct object in the sentence? a. | fisherman | c. | poorly | b. | swam | d. | The sentence does not have a direct
object. | | | | |
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6.
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B.7
“The linebacker tackled the running back.”
What is the action verb? a. | linebacker | c. | running
back | b. | tackled | d. | None of the
above | | | | |
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7.
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B.7
“The linebacker tackled the running back.”
The verb in the sentence is a _________ verb. a. | transitive | b. | intransitive | | | | |
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8.
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B.7
“The boxer hit hard.”
The verb in the
sentence is a. | transitive. | b. | intransitive. | | | | |
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9.
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C.7
“I _____ running in the track meet tomorrow.”
You know what verb phrase to use because a. | the verb
“running” is in the present tense. | d. | the sentence states that the track meet will take place in the
future. | b. | the verb “running” is in the future
tense. | e. | Both B and
D | c. | the sentence
states that the track meet is currently taking place. | | | | |
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10.
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C.7 A
good indicator of what helping verb to use is a. | whether the subject is singular or
plural. | c. | whether the
sentence ends with a period or exclamatory mark. | b. | the tense of the
main verb. | d. | Both A and
B | | | | |
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