Verb Test 2

Covering the Direct Objects, Indirect Objects, Transitive Verbs and Intransitive  (Pages 146-149)

1.) What is the the best definition for a direct object?
a) Is always a noun or pronoun. 
b) Found at the end of the sentence.
c) Receives action from the verb.  
d) Answers whom or what. 
3)Find the direct Object  in this sentence: She sang me some songs.
a) me
b) songs
c) church
d) sang 
5) Which sentence has both a direct object and an indirect object?
a) Frank bought a bike yesterday.  
b) Liz borrowed the bike from me. 
c) Liz now rides more often than I.  
d) The man gave me directions.
7) Which sentence has a transitive verb? 
a) She sings during the shower.  
b) She cleaned house all day.  
c) She felt the coldness in the house. 
d) She accepted happily.  
9) Which group of words best illustrate linking verbs? 
a) am, is, are, could, have, has 
b) run, walk, talk, mix, see, hop
c) am, is, are, sense words, seems
d) verb, nouns, and adjectives
 
2) What is the direct object in this sentence? He called Sam downstairs.
a) Sam
b) It doesn't have one.
c) downstairs
d) He
4) Find the indirect object:  She fed the cat some vitamins.  
a)  vitamins 
b)  fed
c)  some vitamins
d)  cat
6) Choose the sentence with a direct object only:
a) The student wished for a pencil.
b) The jogger jogged up the hill.
c) The cyclist rode the motorcycle. 
d) The cake tasted delicious.  
8) Which sentence has an intransitive verb? 
a) Liz painted the wall.  
b) Liz paints well.  
c) She felt the paintbrush.  
d) She paid her friend some money.
10)What is a transitive verb?
a)  doesn't have a direct object
b)  has a direct object
c) has a main verb and helping verb 
d) An original sentence with a long verb of at least three words.