Verbs: The Action Words in Language

Question 1

Identify the sentence that contains an intransitive verb:

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The dog sleeps peacefully on the couch.

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The students diligently completed their homework assignments.

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The teacher thoroughly explained the concept to the students.

Question 2

Conjugate the verb 'write' in the present simple tense for all persons (singular and plural).

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I write, you write, he/she/it writes, we write, you write, they write

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I write, you write, he/she/it write, we write, you write, they write

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I am writing, you are writing, he/she/it is writing, we are writing, you are writing, they are writing

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I wrote, you wrote, he/she/it wrote, we wrote, you wrote, they wrote

Question 3

What is the definition of a verb?

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A word that describes an action or state of being.

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A word that modifies an adjective.

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A word that connects a subject to a predicate.

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A word that names a person, place, or thing.

Question 4

In the sentence 'The boy ran quickly to the store,' what type of verb is 'ran'?

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Action verb

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Linking verb

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Helping verb

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Modal verb

Question 5

Which of the following is not a type of verb?

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Adjective

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Action verb

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Linking verb

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Helping verb

Question 6

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The children played in the park.'

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Played

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Children

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Park

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In

Question 7

Which tense is used to describe actions or events that are happening right now?

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Present simple tense

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Past simple tense

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Future simple tense

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Conditional tense

Question 8

Select the correct form of the verb 'to run' in the following sentence: 'The athletes _________ the race.'

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ran

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run

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runs

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running

Question 9

Identify the type of verb phrase in the following sentence: 'The students have been studying for the exam.'

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Helping verb phrase

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Action verb phrase

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Linking verb phrase

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Modal verb phrase

Question 10

Select the correct form of the verb 'to be' in the following sentence: 'I _________ tired.'

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Am

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Is

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Are

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Was

Question 11

Which of the following is not a modal verb?

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Have

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Can

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Must

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Will

Question 12

Identify the sentence that uses a passive voice construction.

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The students were given a homework assignment.

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The teacher wrote the lesson on the board.

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The car is broken.

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The dog chased the cat.

Question 13

Change the irregular verb 'go' to past tense, third person singular.

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went

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goed

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go

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gone

Question 14

Which option corrects the error in verb usage in the sentence: 'If he had enough money, he would buyed a new car.'?

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Change 'buyed' to 'bought'.

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Change 'had' to 'have'.

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The sentence is grammatically correct.

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There is no error in verb usage.

Question 15

In the sentence 'The students were studying for their exams', identify the subject and explain how the verb form agrees with the subject.

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Subject: students; Agreement: plural verb 'were studying'

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Subject: exams; Agreement: singular verb 'was studying'

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Subject: studying; Agreement: singular verb 'was studying'

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Subject: the; Agreement: singular verb 'was studying'

Question 16

Which of the following is not a type of verb?

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Noun

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Action verb

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Linking verb

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Modal verb

Question 17

In the sentence 'The dog wagged its tail excitedly,' which word is the verb?

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wagged

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The

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its

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excitedly

Question 18

Which verb tense is used to describe actions that happened in the past and are completed?

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Past simple

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Present simple

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Present continuous

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Future perfect

Question 19

For the subject 'I,' which form of the verb 'sing' is correct?

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Sing

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Sings

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Sang

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Sung

Question 20

Which sentence contains a modal verb?

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Can you pass me the salt?

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The boy is reading a book.

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I went to the store yesterday.

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The weather is beautiful today.

Question 21

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students a test,' what is the direct object?

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Test

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Teacher

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Students

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Gave

Question 22

Which of the following is a passive voice sentence?

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The mouse was chased by the cat.

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The cat chased the mouse.

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The dog barked loudly.

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The girl is singing a song.

Question 23

Which preposition correctly completes the sentence: 'The book is ___ the table.'

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On

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At

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In

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To

Question 24

In the sentence 'The boy ran quickly to the store,' what type of adverb is 'quickly'?

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Adverb of manner

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Adverb of place

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Adverb of time

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Adverb of degree

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a type of verb?

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Adjectives

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Action verbs

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Linking verbs

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Helping verbs

Question 26

What is the main function of a linking verb in a sentence?

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To connect the subject to a noun or adjective that describes it

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To describe an action

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To indicate possession

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To express a state of being

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of a helping verb?

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Can

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Run

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Jump

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Walk

Question 28

What is the correct verb tense for the following sentence: "The students ____ to the library tomorrow."

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Will go

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Go

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Went

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Have gone

Question 29

Which of the following sentences contains a transitive verb?

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The teacher wrote on the board.

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The dog barked loudly.

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The boy is sleeping.

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The students are studying.

Question 30

What is a common purpose of using a modal verb?

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To indicate possibility or necessity

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To express certainty

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To show past tense

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To connect the subject and complement

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of a passive voice sentence?

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The ball was thrown by the boy.

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The boy threw the ball.

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The dog is barking.

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The teacher is writing on the board.

Question 32

What is the correct form of the verb "be" in the following sentence: "The students ____ studying hard."

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Are

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Is

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Were

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Was

Question 33

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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My friends and I went to the movies.

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Me and my friends went to the movies.

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My friends and me went to the movies.

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I and my friends went to the movies.

Question 34

What is the main difference between a regular and irregular verb?

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Regular verbs have a consistent pattern for forming the past tense and past participle, while irregular verbs do not.

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Irregular verbs have a consistent pattern for forming the past tense and past participle, while regular verbs do not.

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Regular verbs are more common than irregular verbs.

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Irregular verbs are more common than regular verbs.

Question 35

Which of the following is not a characteristic of verbs?

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They can be used as nouns or adjectives.

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They describe actions or states of being.

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They can change tense and mood.

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They can be transitive or intransitive.

Question 36

Identify the transitive verb in the sentence: "The boy kicked the ball."

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Kicked

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Boy

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Ball

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The

Question 37

Which of the following is a modal verb?

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Can

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Write

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Jump

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Be

Question 38

Identify the subject of the sentence: "The students solved the problems."

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Students

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Solved

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Problems

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The

Question 39

Which of the following is a passive voice sentence?

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The ball was kicked by the boy.

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The boy is kicking the ball.

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The boy has kicked the ball.

Question 40

Which of the following is an irregular verb?

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Sing

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Walk

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Run

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Jump

Question 41

Identify the verb in the following sentence: "The dog barked loudly."

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Barks

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Dog

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Loudly

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The

Question 42

Which of the following is a linking verb?

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Is

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Writes

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Runs

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Thinks

Question 43

Identify the verb that best completes the sentence: "The students _____________ to school every day."

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Go

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Goings

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Gone

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Went

Question 44

Which word category, typically used for naming people, places, things, or ideas, is **NOT** a type of verb?

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Noun

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Linking verb

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Modal verb

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Action verb

Question 45

In the sentence 'The energetic dog chased the ball around the yard', which word is the verb that describes the action?

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chased

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dog

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ball

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the

Question 46

Which of the following sentences uses a linking verb to connect the subject to a word or phrase that describes or renames it?

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The painting is beautiful.

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The dog barked loudly.

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The children ran quickly.

Question 47

Which of the following verbs describes an action that requires a direct object to complete its meaning?

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kicked

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run

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sleep

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be

Question 48

Which of the following verbs indicates an action that occurred at a specific time in the past?

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ran

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run

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runs

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will run

Question 49

Which of the following sentences contains a modal verb that expresses possibility, advice, permission, or necessity?

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You should study for the test.

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The children played in the park.

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The weather is nice today.

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The cat is on the table.

Question 50

Which of the following verbs does NOT follow the typical pattern of regular verb conjugation?

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went

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talked

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walked

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jumped

Question 51

Which of the following sentences uses passive voice, where the subject receives the action of the verb?

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The book was written by the famous author.

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The teacher graded the tests.

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The dog chased the ball around the yard.

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The children played in the park.