This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Intransitive Verbs – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Intransitive Verbs Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence has a verb that is intransitive, meaning it does NOT have a direct object? A) My brother kicked the soccer ball. B) The audience clapped loudly. C) Sarah wrote a fantastic story. D) We are painting the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The audience clapped loudly. 2. What kind of verb is this sentence?Tom comes to school by bus. A) Transitive Verbs. B) Intransitive Verbs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive Verbs. 3. You can figure out if a verb is transitive or intransitive by asking this question: A) What?. B) What kind?What kind?. C) Which one?. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What?. 4. John ..... every summer. A) Plays softball and tennis. B) Is playing softball and tennis. C) Is played softball and tennis. D) Is played with softball and tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plays softball and tennis. 5. Identify the transitive verb in the sentence:'She kicked the ball.' A) Kicked. B) The ball. C) Ball. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kicked. 6. Identify the function of the boldfaced word/s in the sentence. I want to drive the car this time. A) Direct object. B) Indirect object. C) Subject complement. D) Subject. E) Object complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subject. 7. Dad bought me a new football for my birthday. A) Transitive Verb. B) Intransitive Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive Verb. 8. Which of the following is Transitive verbs A) Pack of wolves hunt together. B) Wolf packs usually have eight or nine wolves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wolf packs usually have eight or nine wolves. 9. Is it intransitive?She advised me to consult a doctor. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. Complete the sentence with a verb that is used intransitively:After the long movie, the audience ..... A) Gave. B) Watched. C) Left. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left. 11. What distinguishes an intransitive verb from a transitive verb? A) An intransitive verb requires a direct object. B) An intransitive verb is always in the past tense. C) An intransitive verb does not require a direct object. D) An intransitive verb is always in the present tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An intransitive verb does not require a direct object. 12. Joy steals the show with her infectious smile. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 13. In the sentence 'My brother built a huge sandcastle, ' what is the direct object? A) Brother. B) Built. C) Huge. D) A huge sandcastle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A huge sandcastle. 14. In the sentence "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. 15. Willy Wonka loved chocolates A) Intransitive verb. B) Transitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transitive verb. 16. Is the verb transitive or intransitive?He reads books to help him fall asleep. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 17. Susie wants to be in the national swimming team. A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive verb. 18. A verb that requires an object to receive its action is called a ..... A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive verb. 19. The guests ..... at the beginning of the party. A) Arrived. B) Disappeared. C) Sold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 20. Identify the transitive verb in the sentence:'They built a house.' A) Created. B) Designed. C) Built. D) Constructed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Built. 21. To be considered a transitive verb, what must a verb always have? A) A subject. B) An adverb. C) A direct object. D) A prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A direct object. 22. Mary passed the book to Paul A) Transitive Verb. B) Intransitive Verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive Verb. 23. I can't start the car. 'the car' is ..... A) Verb. B) Object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object. 24. Identify the function of the boldfaced word/s in the sentence. By the second month of the drought, the river had run DRY. A) Direct object. B) Subject. C) Indirect object. D) Object complement. E) Subject complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Subject complement. 25. Match the clauses correctly:Mom ordered ..... A) Hand with a knife. B) A delicious hamburger for me. C) Brightly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A delicious hamburger for me. 26. It was sunny until a few hours back. A) Intransitive. B) Transitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitive. 27. I waited for an hour. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 28. True or False:An intransitive verb makes sense without needing a noun or pronoun to receive its action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. She wrote a letter to her friend. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 30. Analyze the sentence:'He jumped over the fence.' What type of verb is 'jumped'? A) Linking verb. B) Transitive verb. C) Action verb. D) Intransitive verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Action verb. 31. Which of the following verbs can be both transitive and intransitive? A) Arrive. B) Sleep. C) Run. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eat. 32. The doctor advised me to exercise regularly. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 33. Identify the intransitive verb in the sentence:'The sun sets in the west.' A) Shines. B) Rises. C) Sets. D) Moves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sets. 34. Dad made sandwiches. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 35. Identify the verb and state whether it is Transitive or Intransitive:She used to stay here A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 36. Mark and Mindy seem unhappy. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 37. Which type of verb does the following sentence have?"The children are studying." A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 38. I exercise every morning. 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). 39. Identify the function of the boldfaced word/s in the sentence. Pablo is extremely INTELLIGENT. A) Subject complement. B) Linking verb. C) Direct object. D) Indirect object. E) Object complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject complement. 40. The children played happily in the park. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 41. Time heals all wounds. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 42. What is main verb in the following sentence:'She is singing a song'? A) Is. B) Singing. C) She. D) A song. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 43. In the sentence 'My brother kicked the soccer ball, ' what kind of verb is 'kicked'? A) A helping verb. B) Intransitive. C) Transitive. D) A linking verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transitive. 44. STATE WHETHER EACH VERB IS TRANSITIVE OR INTRANSITIVE.My little sister braided her hair for the recital. A) TRANSITIVE. B) INTRANSITIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRANSITIVE. 45. I consider the man trustworthy A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 46. The children feed the dogs. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 47. THE BIRD SANG. IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF VERB A) TRANSITIVE. B) INTRANSITIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) INTRANSITIVE. 48. Exercise 2:Identifying Subjects and VerbsIdentify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.7. Charlie combed his hair before the dance. A) Charlie, combed. B) Charlie, dance. C) Hair, dance. D) Hair, combed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charlie, combed. 49. The mall closes at ten o'clock in the evening. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 50. The driver stopped the car.In this sentence the verb is- A) Transitive verb. B) Intransitive verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive verb. 51. Which phrase correctly completes the sentence using the 'Direct Object + to/for + Indirect Object' pattern? The coach taught ..... A) About winning. B) The players a new strategy. C) The team well. D) A new strategy to the players. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A new strategy to the players. 52. An intransitive verb DOES NOT have A) Action. B) A direct object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A direct object. 53. Identify the direct object in the following sentence:Mary and Sam ride the bus to school on Fridays. A) Fridays. B) Mary, Sam. C) Bus. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bus. 54. Transitive or Intransitive:Kick A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive. 55. Athena runs for five miles every morning. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 56. Transitive verbs-verbs that take an object that receives an action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Identify the function of the boldfaced word/s in the sentence. The gift Karen gave her brother was a HAMSTER. A) Subject complement. B) Direct object. C) Indirect object. D) Linking verb. E) Object complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject complement. 58. Identify the transitive verb in the sentence:'He gave her a gift.' A) Gift. B) Gave. C) Her. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gave. 59. Is 'sleep' transitive or intransitive? He sleeps soundly at night. A) Both. B) Intransitive. C) Transitive. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intransitive. 60. Identify the verb in the sentence as Transitive or Intransitive.Jonathan swims well. A) Transitive. B) Intransitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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