Verbs Test 2

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Verbs Test 2

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Question 1
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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

A gerund and an infinitive can both act as a noun.

The given statement is

A
true

B
false

C
(a) and (b)

D
None of the above

Solution

The given statement is true.

Hence, the correct answer is A.
Question 2
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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I.

Ramesh worked hard.

II.

He has hardly worked on the project.

Which alternative correctly classifies the given sentences according to the way the verb ‘worked’ has been used in them?

A

I II

Transitive Intransitive

B

I II

Intransitive Transitive

C

I II

Transitive Transitive

D

I II

Intransitive Intransitive

Solution

The verb ‘worked’ has been used intransitively in the sentence I as it is not followed by any object.

The same verb has been used transitively in sentence II as it is followed by an object ‘the project’.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.
Question 3
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Which of the following sentences does not contain a phrasal verb?

A
I know I can count on you.

B
I cannot count on an abacus.

C
(a) and (b)

D
None of the above

Solution

In alternative A, ‘count on’ is a phrasal verb which means ‘to rely on’.

In alternative B, ‘count’ and ‘on’ do not occur together as a phrasal verb. In this sentence, the verb describes the action of counting (calculation), with the help of an abacus.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.
Question 4
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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I.

Anita was crying a lot.

II.

Zafar speaks softly.

Which alternative correctly classifies the given sentences according to the way verbs have been used in them?

A

I II

Transitive Intransitive

B

I II

Intransitive Transitive

C

I II

Transitive Transitive

D

I II

Intransitive Intransitive

Solution

The verbs ‘crying’ and ‘speaks’ have been used intransitively in sentences I and II as they have no object after them.

Hence. the correct answer is option D.
Question 5
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Which of the following sentences does not contain an action verb?

A
I love to play soccer.

B
I am Prufrock.

C
I am thinking about the problem.

D
I made this painting when I was sixteen.

Solution

There is no action verb in alternative B. ‘Am’ just links ‘I’ to Prufrock’.

In alternative A, the action verb is ‘love’.

In alternative C, the action verb is ‘thinking’.

In alternative D, the action verb is ‘made’.

The correct answer is B.

Question 6

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I.	Manmohan Singh has brought about many changes in the country’s economy.
II.	I brought some tomatoes about the same time as you brought cabbages.
III.	The phrasal verb in sentence I and its component verb in sentence II have the same meaning.

Statement III is

true

false

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Statement III is false.

‘Brought’ and ‘brought about’ have entirely different meanings.

‘Brought about’ means ‘made something happen’.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Question 7
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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I.

____i____Icome in?

II.

You ____ii____come in.

III.

You ____iii____like to come in.

The information in which alternative correctly completes the given sentences?

A

i ii iii

May can can

B

i ii iii

Can can can

C

i ii iii

May can might

D

i ii iii

Can may may

Solution

The completed sentences are as follows:

I. ____May___Icome in?

II. You _____can___ come in.

III. You ____might_____ like to come in.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.
Question 8
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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

A linking verb describes the condition of its subject and the action it performs.

The given statement is

A
true

B
false

C
(a) and (b)

D
None of the above

Solution

A linking verb describes the condition of its subject. It does not describe action.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.
Question 9
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In which of the following sentences is a gerund used?

A
I was running towards the train.

B
Running is a good exercise.

C
(a) and (b)

D
None of the above

Solution

In the sentence given in alternative B, if you ask the question ‘what is a good exercise?’, you get the answer ‘running’. Here, ‘running’ is acting as a noun. Therefore, it is a gerund.

In alternative A, ‘running’ is a verb.

Hence the correct answer is option B.

Question 10

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I.	I could dance like Michael Jackson when I was a kid.
II.	I would dance like Michael Jackson when I was a kid.
III.	In both sentences I and II, the modal verbs show a past ability.

Statement III is

true

false

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Statement III is false.

In sentence I, the modal verb ‘could’ shows a past ability.

In sentence II, the modal verb ‘would’ shows something that used to happen regularly in the past.

Hence, the correct answer is B.

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I.	Ramesh worked hard.
II.	He has hardly worked on the project.

I.	____i____Icome in?
II.	You ____ii____come in.
III.	You ____iii____like to come in.

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Transitive	Intransitive

I	II
Intransitive	Transitive

I	II
Transitive	Transitive

I	II
Intransitive	Intransitive

Verbs Test 2

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Verbs Test 2

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Question 1

true

false

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Question 2

I II Transitive Intransitive

I II Intransitive Transitive

I II Transitive Transitive

I II Intransitive Intransitive

Solution

Question 3

I know I can count on you.

I cannot count on an abacus.

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Question 4

I II Transitive Intransitive

I II Intransitive Transitive

I II Transitive Transitive

I II Intransitive Intransitive

Solution

Question 5

I love to play soccer.

I am Prufrock.

I am thinking about the problem.

I made this painting when I was sixteen.

Solution

Question 6

true

false

(a) and (b)

None of the above

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Question 7

i ii iii May can can

i ii iii Can can can

i ii iii May can might

i ii iii Can may may

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Question 8

true

false

(a) and (b)

None of the above

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Question 9

I was running towards the train.

Running is a good exercise.

(a) and (b)

None of the above

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Question 10

true

false

(a) and (b)

None of the above

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I II

Transitive Intransitive

I II

Intransitive Transitive

I II

Transitive Transitive

I II

Intransitive Intransitive

I II

Transitive Intransitive

I II

Intransitive Transitive

I II

Transitive Transitive

I II

Intransitive Intransitive

i ii iii

May can can

i ii iii

Can can can

i ii iii

May can might

i ii iii

Can may may