This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Finite Verbs – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Finite Verbs Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She couldn't bear ..... tears when she saw the film " Romeo and Juliet" . A) To shed. B) Shed. C) Sheds. D) Shedding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shedding. 2. Identify the gerundWe enjoyed singing yesterday. A) Enjoyed. B) Singing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 3. Walking is nice for our health ..... In the sentence, 'ringing' is (a) A) Infinitive. B) A. Gerund. C) Non-finite. D) Finite. E) Past Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. Gerund. 4. Identify the kind of non-finite verb"Under the hazy blossom laden sky the city sprawls ..... " A) Present participle. B) Perfect participle. C) Past participle. D) Gerund. E) This is a finite verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past participle. 5. Which word is/are participles?The broken mirror reflected the images in a distorted manner." A) Broken. B) Reflected. C) Distorted. D) Broken/distorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broken/distorted. 6. Identify the non-finite verb:I love reading books. A) Love. B) I. C) Reading. D) Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading. 7. Which word is finite verb?"They stood up to salute the unfurling National flag." A) National flag. B) The unfurling. C) Stood. D) Salute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stood. 8. I (11) may have been joking when I (12) said that. A) (11) F. B) (12) F. C) (11) & (12) F. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (11) & (12) F. 9. Fiberglass makes excellent roofing, aluminum is also a popular material. A) Correct. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 10. Kansas City calls itself the City of Fountains, its goal is to build a new public fountain every year. A) Correct. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comma splice. 11. Marita dance regularly A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 12. Non-Finite verb ..... A) Is always in-ing form. B) Does not change with the tense. C) Changes with the tense. D) Is always with 'to'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does not change with the tense. 13. True or False:A gerund can function as the subject of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Do you like swimming? A) Finite verb. B) Non-finite verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finite verb. 15. True or False:In the sentence 'Yesterday, I brought my lunch to school, ' the word 'brought' is the correct past tense of the verb 'to bring'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. In the sentence "She sings beautifully, " the finite verb is: A) Beautifully. B) There is no finite verb. C) Sings. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sings. 17. Identify the non-finite verb in the following sentence: "Having finished his homework, Tom went outside." A) Having. B) Finished. C) Outside. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having. 18. The ..... cat is sleeping on the sofa. A) Running. B) Run. C) To run. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running. 19. 'He thought about buying a new jacket'Which word is non-finite verb? A) Thought. B) Buying. C) Thought and buying. D) New jacket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying. 20. Identify the verbs in the given sentences.They were looking at the painting curiously. A) Curiously. B) Painting. C) They. D) Were looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were looking. 21. He loves to sleep every day. A) Finite verb. B) Nonfinite verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonfinite verb. 22. The sentence "Being busy, she could not meet us" contains ..... A) 1 finite verb phrase. B) 2 non-finite verb phrases. C) 1 non-finite and 1 finite verb phrase. D) 1 finite and 2 non-finite verb phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 non-finite and 1 finite verb phrase. 23. Can you give an example of a nonfinite verb? A) 'to swim'. B) To eat. C) Jumping. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'to swim'. 24. In the sentence 'Jasmine liked sitting under the tree', what type of verb is 'liked'? A) Finite. B) Participle. C) Non-finite. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finite. 25. Which of the following sentences contains two non-finite verb phrases? A) They didn't have any food to eat. B) The children couldn't eat as they had no food. C) Having no food, the children were not able to eat. D) There wasn't any food for the children to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having no food, the children were not able to eat. 26. She sent me an email. A) Finite verb. B) Non finite verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finite verb. 27. Sarah walked to the park. A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Compound-Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple. 28. In the sentence "Not only does she sing, but she also composes music, " the finite verb "does" serves what grammatical purpose? A) Main verb showing action. B) Auxiliary verb for emphasis and inversion. C) Modal verb showing possibility. D) Linking verb connecting subject and predicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Auxiliary verb for emphasis and inversion. 29. Find the infinitive:We visited Alaska to see the northern lights. A) Visited. B) To see. C) The northern lights. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To see. 30. They congratulated me on ..... a great scholarship. A) To be awarded. B) To award. C) Awarding. D) Being awarded. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being awarded. 31. Identify the finite verb in the following sentence and explain why it is finite: "She walks to school every day." A) The finite verb is 'walks' because it shows tense and agrees with the subject. B) The finite verb is 'to' because it connects the subject and verb. C) The finite verb is 'school' because it is the main noun in the sentence. D) The finite verb is 'every' because it indicates frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The finite verb is 'walks' because it shows tense and agrees with the subject. 32. Many students sleep late on weekends A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 33. They considered ..... to another city. A) To move. B) Moving. C) Move. D) Moved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving. 34. Fill in the blank with the non-finite verb:'He enjoys ..... basketball on weekends.' Consider how the activity is described in a continuous form. A) To play. B) Playing. C) Play. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 35. I read a book ..... verb. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 36. What is the function of the verb in the sentence:'The teacher explained the lesson'? A) A noun representing the lesson. B) The main action of the sentence. C) An adjective modifying the lesson. D) A description of the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main action of the sentence. 37. It is no use to cry over split milk. A) It is no use to cried over split milk. B) It is no use crying over split milk. C) It is no use to crying over split milk. D) It is no use cry over split milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is no use crying over split milk. 38. What is the finite verb in the sentence:The cat is sleeping? A) Is sleeping. B) Has been jumping. C) Will eat. D) Was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is sleeping. 39. Which of the following sentences contains a gerund? A) I want to swim. B) They will leave soon. C) He is running fast. D) She enjoys reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She enjoys reading books. 40. Transform the verb 'to sing' into its past participle form. A) Singed. B) Sang. C) Sung. D) Sunged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sung. 41. Identify the finite verb in the following sentence:They have been waiting for hours. A) Waiting. B) Been. C) For hours. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting. 42. The money ..... from the bank. A) Has been stolen. B) Steals. C) Has stolen. D) Were being stolen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has been stolen. 43. 'i enjoy working in the garden'Which word is non-finite verb? A) Working-Gerund. B) Garden-Participle. C) I enjoy-infinitive. D) Enjoy-Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working-Gerund. 44. 'Shocked by the news, she was speechless'Which word is non-finite verb? A) Was speechless. B) The news. C) All is correct. D) Shocked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shocked. 45. What are you thinking about right now? A) Are. B) You thinking. C) Thinking. D) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thinking. 46. Identify the non-finite verb in the following sentence:He wants to eat dinner before watching the movie. A) Wants to eat. B) Before watching. C) To eat. D) Dinner before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To eat. 47. Identify the finite verb She cleans the fallen leaves. A) Fallen. B) Cleans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cleans. 48. Identify the participle John's torn coat looked shabby. A) Looked. B) Torn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Torn. 49. Identify the non-finite verb The employees gave a written complaint. A) Written. B) Gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Written. 50. Identify the non-finite verb in the following sentence:Running is his favorite activity. A) Favorite. B) Activity. C) Running. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running. 51. Every one was clapping loudly even after the song was over. A) Loudly. B) Clapping. C) Was. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clapping. 52. He sat up straight to eat. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 53. Identify the finite verb I saw the boy with the stolen cycle. A) Saw. B) Stolen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 54. You need to paint this wall Which includes non finite verbs are ..... A) Paint. B) Need. C) This. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paint. 55. The crying child ran to his mother. A) Ran. B) Crying. C) Child. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crying. 56. Identify the non-finite verb in the following sentence:To dance gracefully is her passion. A) Dance. B) Her passion. C) Gracefully is her passion. D) To dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To dance. 57. The weeping willow always grows near a water body. A) Willow. B) Grows. C) Weeping. D) Water body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weeping. 58. I couldn't solve the problem. ( Couldn't solve) A) Finite. B) Non-finite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finite. 59. Which of the following is an example of a present participle that acts a verb? A) I love swimming. B) I swam yesterday. C) I am swimming. D) I have swum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am swimming. 60. The broken doll made the girl sad. A) Doll. B) Made. C) Sad. D) Broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broken. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesFinite Verbs Quiz 1Finite Verbs Quiz 2Finite Verbs Quiz 3Finite Verbs Quiz 4Finite Verbs Quiz 5Finite Verbs Quiz 6Finite Verbs Quiz 7Finite Verbs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books