This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Intransitive Verbs – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Intransitive Verbs Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The verb in the sentence "She danced gracefully" is transitive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Birds fly in the sky. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 3. Direct and indirect object pronouns can NEVER be attached to a verb. A) Cierto. B) Falso. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Falso. 4. Danielle ..... at Ron's joke. A) Talked. B) Threw tomatoes. C) Laughed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laughed. 5. According to the directions, you must leave the conditioner in your hair for 30minutes. A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive verb. 6. He gently hammered a nail into the tape A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 7. It's important not to confuse a direct object with a subject complement. Which sentence contains a subject complement, NOT a direct object? A) The music sounds loud. B) The band played loud music. C) I heard the loud music. D) The neighbors hated the loud music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The music sounds loud. 8. Does this sentence have a transitive or intransitive verb?The flowers bloomed in the spring garden. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 9. In the sentence "The dog chased the cat" , the verb chased is: A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 10. Which verb is transitive in the sentence: "He built a sandcastle." A) Built. B) He. C) Sandcastle. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Built. 11. You slept for three hours. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 12. The verb 'read' can be transitive or intransitive. In which sentence is 'read' used as a transitive verb? A) They read quietly in the library. B) I like to read before bed. C) My little sister can't read yet. D) He read the entire book in one night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He read the entire book in one night. 13. Identify the direct object in the following sentence:The monkey ate bananas and grapes in his cage. A) Monkey. B) Bananas, grapes. C) Ate. D) Cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bananas, grapes. 14. Identify the helping verb in the sentence:'I have finished my homework.' A) Have. B) Am. C) Did. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 15. The early Filipinos created their own music. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 16. The water level rises day by day and it's alarming. A) TRANSITIVE. B) INTRANSITIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INTRANSITIVE. 17. Conjugate the intransitive verb 'to laugh' in the present tense. A) I laughs. B) He laugh. C) I laugh, you laugh, he laughs, she laughs, it laughs, we laugh, you laugh, they laugh. D) We laughs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I laugh, you laugh, he laughs, she laughs, it laughs, we laugh, you laugh, they laugh. 18. The verb in the sentence "He kicked the ball" is transitive. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Is the verb transitive or intransitive in the sentence:'The sun ..... shone ..... brightly.' A) A) Transitive Verb. B) B) Intransitive Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Intransitive Verb. 20. Identify the transitive and intransitive verbAll of them danced at my graduation party. A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive verb. 21. Bobby eats mashed potatoes drenched in gravy. A) Transitive Verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive Verb. 22. Complete the sentence to correctly follow the Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object pattern:The coach taught ..... A) The team a new play. B) About a new play. C) During the practice. D) A new play to the team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team a new play. 23. Does this sentence have a transitive or intransitive verb?My mom screamed during the horror movie A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 24. The lady hurt her elbow. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 25. Which of these is the best test to check if a verb is transitive?. A) Ask "What?" or "Whom?" after the verb. B) Add "ly" to see if it becomes an adverb. C) Ask "When?" after the verb. D) Ask "Where?" after the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask "What?" or "Whom?" after the verb. 26. My dog ate carrots off the floor. A) TRANSITIVE. B) INTRANSITIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRANSITIVE. 27. Will built a doll house for his eight-year-old daughter. A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive verb. 28. Sentence with intransitive verb A) The captain married John and Marlene during the cruise. B) Cody passed the book to Paul. C) Moira and Jack sang at the school concert. D) Geoffrey bought the boat yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moira and Jack sang at the school concert. 29. Is the verb in red transitive or intransitive?They worked alongside Mexican, American Indian, and European American trail hands. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 30. Which of the following is an intransitive verb:'eat', 'dance', 'see'? A) Eat. B) Dance. C) Jump. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dance. 31. Fill in the blank with a verb that makes the sentence have a direct object:'For her project, Maya ..... a detailed model of the solar system.' A) Built. B) Thought. C) Pointed. D) Looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Built. 32. WE HAVE TO WIN THE MATCH. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF VERB A) TRANSITIVE. B) INTRANSITIVE. C) BOTH. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRANSITIVE. 33. We smiled to encourage one another. A) TRANSITIVE. B) INTRANSITIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INTRANSITIVE. 34. STATE WHETHER EACH VERB IS TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE.The band played songs from the '60s. A) TRANSITIVE. B) INTRANSITIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRANSITIVE. 35. Exercise 2:Identifying Subjects and VerbsIdentify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.3. Someone answered that question. A) Someone, question. B) That, answered. C) Question, answered. D) Someone, answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone, answered. 36. When did you notice the rash on your hand? A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 37. My mother lived in Peru during her childhood. A) Intransitive. B) Transitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitive. 38. Identify the verb type:'Freshmen study in the morning before school.' A) Auxiliary-'study' helps another verb. B) Intransitive-'study' does not act on an object. C) Transitive-'study' acts on an object. D) Linking-'study' connects the subject to a subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive-'study' does not act on an object. 39. Freshmen study in the morning before school.Is the verb transitive or intransitive? (In your mind, cross out any prepositional phrases). A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 40. Which of the following verbs cannot be used in the passive voice? A) Build. B) Let. C) Teach. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Let. 41. The soldiers marched toward the camping grounds.Is the word 'marched' a transitive or an intransitive verb? A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 42. Choose the correct option:'The teacher explained the lesson clearly.' A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 43. Oscar watched a movie A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive verb. 44. A sentence may have more than one direct object. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 45. Identify the direct object in the following sentence:When I go to a restaurant, I usually order water first. A) First. B) Water. C) I. D) Restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 46. To make the verb 'play' transitive, which of the following phrases would you need to add right after it? A) Happily in the yard. B) With friends. C) The guitar. D) Until dinnertime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The guitar. 47. Let's invite your cousins as well. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 48. The girl OPENED the door. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 49. Ms. Chan was sick yesterday so the test was put ..... (postponed). A) Away. B) Up. C) For. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off. 50. Jill fell from the hill. Identify the object. A) Jill. B) None. C) Hill. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) None. 51. The children sat. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 52. Complete the sentence with a verb that works without a direct object:After the long hike, we all ..... on the couch. A) Ate the snacks. B) Collapsed. C) Wanted water. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collapsed. 53. I explained company policies ..... them. A) All. B) To. C) For. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 54. In the sentence 'The sun rises in the east, ' what type of verb is 'rises'? A) Intransitive. B) Transitive. C) Modal. D) Auxiliary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitive. 55. Identify the direct object in the following sentence:The water bottle holds 32 ounces of liquid. A) 32. B) Bottle. C) Liquid. D) Ounces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ounces. 56. True or False:An intransitive verb does not need a direct object to make sense. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Identify the verb in the sentence:The flowers bloom in spring. A) Spring. B) Bloom. C) Flowers. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bloom. 58. The family turned off the lights and went to sleep. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 59. She sat down patiently waiting for her turn. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 60. Make the second sentence using the causative:Are you going to get an IT specialist to fix your laptop? ..... A) Going to get your laptop fix by an IT specialist?. B) Are you going to get your laptop fixed by an IT specialist?. C) An IT specialist fixed my laptop. D) To get your laptop fixed by an IT specialist?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are you going to get your laptop fixed by an IT specialist?. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesIntransitive Verbs Quiz 1Intransitive Verbs Quiz 2Intransitive Verbs Quiz 3Intransitive Verbs Quiz 4Intransitive Verbs Quiz 5Intransitive Verbs Quiz 6Intransitive Verbs Quiz 7Intransitive Verbs Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books