Verbs Test 1

In the present participle form, the root form of a verb is joined with ‘-ing’. It acts as both a verb and an adjective. The underlined word in sentence III is a present participle.

We spent the entire day in the sparkling cold water.

Here, the present participle ‘sparkling’ (sparkle + ing) is modifying the noun ‘water’. Ask the question ‘what kind of water?’ and you get the answer ‘sparkling’.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

When a verb is used transitively, the action (denoted by the verb) is passed on from the doer or the subject to the receiver of the action or the direct object.

When a verb is used intransitively the action stays with the subject. It is not passed on to any object.

In sentence I, the action denoted by the verb ‘broke’ is passed on from ‘Ritu’ (the doer) to ‘the phone’ (the object). Hence, in this case, the verb is used transitively.

In sentence II, the action denoted by the verb ‘sank’ is not passed on to any object. Hence, in this case, the verb is used intransitively.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

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In sentence I, the verb 'looked' is the action verb as it denoted the action of 'looking for something'. In sentence II, the verb 'looked' is a linking verb.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

The indicative mood is used for asking questions and for stating facts. In the sentence given in alternative B, the indicative mood of verbs is used. The sentence simply states the fact that ‘they went ahead with the plan’.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The main verb describes the action or the state of being of the subject. It can be an action verb or a linking verb. The sentence given in alternative D contains only the main verb ‘wakes up’.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

In the given sentence, the verb 'smelled' is a linking verb.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

The subject and the verb agree in the sentence given in alternative D. When two singular subjects are joined by ‘and’, and there is also the use of words like ‘each’ and ‘every’, the verb that follows is singular. In this sentence, ‘has’ corresponds to the use of ‘each’ before both ‘boy’ and ‘girl’.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Every sentence must contain a main verb. This verb denotes the action or the state of being of the subject. This main verb can be either an action verb or a linking verb.

A linking verb does not describe any action (either physical or mental). It serves as the equal to (‘=’) sign in a sentence. Only the sentence given in alternative B contains a linking verb.

This car is pretty fast and furious.

This car = pretty fast and furious

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Modals or modal verbs are a type of helping verbs. The sentence given in alternative C contains the modal helping verb ‘can’. It helps the main verb ‘complete’.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

In the case of regular verbs, the past tense and the past participle are formed by adding

‘-ed’ to the root form of the verbs.

In the case of irregular verbs, three variations exist:

(i) When the root form, past tense form and past participle form are the same

(ii) When the root form, past tense form and past participle form are all different

(iii) When two of the three forms are the same

The given verbs are classified as follows:

Regular verbs

Irregular verbs

Hence, the correct answer is option B.