This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Intransitive Verbs – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Intransitive Verbs Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The sentence "The audience applauded loudly" can be rewritten in the passive voice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. A transitive verb is a type of action verb that always needs a ..... A) Prepositional phrase to explain where. B) Direct object to receive the action. C) Linking verb to connect ideas. D) Subject to perform the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object to receive the action. 3. He stopped suddenly. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 4. True or False:An intransitive verb can be followed by an adverb or a prepositional phrase, but not by a direct object. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. People have been using radios for many years. A) Indirect object. B) Direct object. C) Predicate noun. D) Predicate adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predicate noun. 6. Is the verb transitive or intransitive?They waited but nobody helped them to find their car. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 7. She won the "New Voices" competition. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 8. Is the verb in this sentence transitive or intransitive?Give me that book! A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 9. Identify the transitive verb in the sentence:'She reads a book.' A) Reads a book. B) Book. C) Reads. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reads. 10. Identify whether the verb given in the below sentence is Transitive or Intransitive.Hari passed the salt. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 11. Which sentence shows a ditransitive pattern with an indirect object and a direct object? A) My mom baked cookies for me. B) My mom baked delicious cookies. C) My mom baked me cookies. D) The cookies baked in the oven. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My mom baked me cookies. 12. Sarah bought a new pair of shoes. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 13. The painters painted the classroom walls. A) Transitive Verbs. B) Intransitive Verbs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive Verbs. 14. Scarlett wants a proposal from Rhett, the handsome but frivolous soldier. A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive verb. 15. Which statement best defines a transitive verb? A) A verb that expresses an action and needs a direct object to complete its meaning. B) A verb that connects the subject to a word that describes it. C) A verb that expresses an action but does not have a direct object. D) A verb that is always followed by a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A verb that expresses an action and needs a direct object to complete its meaning. 16. Is the verb in red transitive or intransitive?They ate the same food and did the same hard jobs. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 17. Is the verb transitive or intransitive?You slept for three hours. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 18. True or False:In the sentence 'The runner moved quickly, ' the word 'quickly' is a direct object. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. An intransitive verb can be either ..... or ..... A) Helping, linking. B) Action, helping. C) Action, linking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action, linking. 20. The boy is flying the kite A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 21. Water boils at 100 degree C. A) Transitive verb (TV). B) Intransitive verb (IV). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive verb (IV). 22. Identify the verb in the sentence:'She runs every morning.' Is it transitive or intransitive? A) Runs (intransitive). B) Walks (intransitive). C) Jumps (transitive). D) Sprints (transitive). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runs (intransitive). 23. Aditya laughed happily. A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive verb. 24. What are transitive verbs? A) Transitive verbs are linking verbs that do transfer action in a sentence. B) Transitive verbs are linking verbs with no transfer of action in a sentence. C) Transitive verbs are action verbs that do not transfer action to object(s) in a sentence. D) Transitive verbs are action verbs that transfer action to object(s) in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transitive verbs are action verbs that transfer action to object(s) in a sentence. 25. ..... for me! I want to go to the movies with you. A) Go. B) Wait. C) Get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wait. 26. The group of friends was ..... as they worked. A) Talking. B) Falling. C) Kicking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking. 27. Is this verb Transitive or Intransitive?She didn't take anything from the table. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 28. The match starts at 3.00pm. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 29. Identify the function of the boldfaced word/s in the sentence. I find him INTELLIGENT. A) Subject complement. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Object complement. E) Linking verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object complement. 30. He has changed a lot since he recovered from his illness. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 31. I arrived at the theater early. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 32. Which of the following sentences is INTRANSITIVE? A) Thorpe entered the 1912 Olympics. B) Thorpe ran with great strength and concentration. C) Other track athletes copied Jim Thorpe's style. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thorpe ran with great strength and concentration. 33. Identify the intransitive verb in the sentence:The sun rises in the east. A) Moves. B) Rises. C) Sets. D) Shines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rises. 34. The child responded to his mother's demands ..... throwing a tantrum. A) With. B) By. C) From. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 35. Mary reads everyday A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 36. Is the verb transitive or intransitive?The boy laughed so much. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 37. Los ancianos duermen: A) Intransitivo. B) Transitivo. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitivo. 38. The cook looked unhappy about our comments. A) Direct object. B) Predicate adjective. C) Predicate noun. D) Indirect object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. 39. A sentence with a ditransitive verb has both a direct and an indirect object. In 'My grandma told us a story, ' which word is the indirect object? A) Grandma. B) Told. C) Us. D) Story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Us. 40. State if the verb in the following sentence has an object or no.I parked my scooter. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 41. Can you lend me a few pounds? A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 42. Why is it important to understand transitive and intransitive verbs? A) It helps improve sentence structure and clarity in writing. B) It allows for more complex mathematical calculations. C) It enhances the ability to memorize historical dates. D) It simplifies the process of learning new languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps improve sentence structure and clarity in writing. 43. True or False:The sentence 'The bird sang beautifully from the branch' can be correctly changed into the passive voice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. In the sentence 'He walked to the store, ' why is 'store' NOT a direct object? A) Because 'store' is a place. B) Because 'store' is the object of the preposition 'to'. C) Because the sentence is too short. D) Because the verb 'walked' is always intransitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because 'store' is the object of the preposition 'to'. 45. Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?In 1909, Jim Thorpe entered Carlisle College. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 46. School ..... at 8:00 a.m. A) Comes. B) Begins. C) Teaches. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begins. 47. She baked a cake for the celebration. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 48. Which verb in the sentence is intransitive? "He arrived late." A) Arrived. B) He. C) Late. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 49. New Zealand ..... 1, 000 miles southeast of Australia. A) Is lying. B) Is lain. C) Is laid about. D) Lies about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lies about. 50. To find the direct object for the verb 'threw' in the sentence "Maria threw the frisbee, " which question should you ask? A) Threw how?. B) Threw why?. C) Threw what?. D) Threw where?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threw what?. 51. Identify the function of the boldfaced word/s in the sentence. All of them DANCED at my wedding party. A) Intransitive verb. B) Subject. C) Transitive verb. D) Indirect object. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitive verb. 52. I spent sometime ..... them after the meeting. A) With. B) Go. C) To. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 53. The mechanic fixed the car engine. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 54. "Kelly sent her friend an email." The indirect object is ..... A) An email. B) Her friend. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her friend. 55. Intransitive verbs have no object. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. The loud noise woke me. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 57. Identify the function of the boldfaced word/s in the sentence. Marley FOUND the solution to the problem. A) Intransitive verb. B) Indirect object. C) Transitive verb. D) Subject. E) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transitive verb. 58. He lost his book. A) Intransitive. B) Transitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transitive. 59. Complete the sentence so that the verb 'grew' is used transitively:'My uncle ..... ' A) Grew tired after the long drive. B) Grew up in a small town. C) Grew amazing tomatoes in his garden. D) Grew by two inches last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grew amazing tomatoes in his garden. 60. I am going to send my mother some flowers A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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