This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Transitive And Intransitive Verbs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Transitive And Intransitive Verbs Quiz 1 (52 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A predicate adjective can only follow what part of speech? A) A linking verb. B) A predicate. C) A transitive verb. D) An intransitive verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A linking verb. 2. Which word is the transitive verb? Are you sure you want to paint in the park? A) Are. B) Want. C) Paint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Want. 3. A direct object answers the questions ..... and ..... after an ACTION verb. A) Where? and When?. B) Whom? and What?. C) To whom? and For whom?. D) What? and Where?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom? and What?. 4. An intransitive verb is an action verb without a receiver of the action (object).What is the intransitive verb in the sentence? Laila raced across the finish line. A) Across. B) Finish. C) Raced. D) Kodia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raced. 5. "They sat on the Terrace and many of the fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not angry. They picked up the gear from the boat. The old man carried the mast on his shoulder. A) Fisherman, boat, shoulder. B) Terrance, gear, shoulder. C) Terrance, gear, mast. D) Terrance, boat, mast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Terrance, gear, mast. 6. What is "direct object" in the sentence:You can find the direct object in this sentence. A) Direct Object. B) Predicate Adjective. C) Predicate Noun. D) Indirect Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct Object. 7. What is the direct object in the following sentence? "Ms. Nishimura served her guest a traditional meal." A) Meal. B) Ms. Nishimura. C) Served. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meal. 8. Identify function of the underlined word in the sentence:The dog brought his owner the ball. A) Direct Object. B) Indirect Object. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect Object. 9. Transitive verbs have a direct object and a .....? A) Predicate. B) Linking Verb. C) Proper Noun. D) Action Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action Verb. 10. An intransitive verb is an action verb without a receiver of the action (object).What is the intransitive verb in the sentence? Kodia raced across the finish line. A) Kodia. B) Raced. C) Finish. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raced. 11. What is the direct object in this sentence? My new car cost a small fortune. A) No direct object. B) Car. C) Small. D) Fortune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fortune. 12. Identify function of the underlined word in the sentence:Carly passed the ball to me. A) Direct object. B) Indirect object. C) Verb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 13. Aileen dances at the theater every night. What is the type of verb? A) Intransitive. B) Transitive passive. C) Intransitive linking. D) Transitive active. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitive. 14. Complete this sentence:A transitive verb transmits action to ..... A) A passive verb. B) A direct or indirect object. C) A possessive preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A direct or indirect object. 15. Definition of Transitive A) A verb that expresses an action directed toward a figure. B) A verb that expresses an action directed toward a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. C) A verb that expresses an action directed toward a animal. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A verb that expresses an action directed toward a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. 16. To find the direct object, say the action verb + A) "Whom? " or "What? ". B) "When? " or "Why? ". C) "Where? " or "How? ". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Whom? " or "What? ". 17. When approached by the lion, the monkey screeched. What is the verb type? A) Intransitive complete. B) Transitive active. C) Transitive passive. D) Intransitive linking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitive complete. 18. A transitive verb is a verb that do not requier a A) False. B) True. C) I dont know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 19. Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it.What is the linking verb in this sentence? Kevin is a Bellevue fireman. A) Kevin. B) Is. C) Bellevue. D) Fireman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 20. Select the sentence that contains a TRANSITIVE verb. A) My aunt, who was examined by the doctor, is coming home. B) The doctor examined my aunt and said she could come home. C) My aunt is coming home from the hospital after she is examined by the doctor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The doctor examined my aunt and said she could come home. 21. What is/are the action verb(s) in the sentence? I believe it will rain today. A) Believe. B) Believe, rain. C) Will. D) Today. E) Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Believe, rain. 22. Which is the intransitive verb in the sentence. Samuel went to the grocery to buy a box of cereal. A) Buy. B) Grocery. C) Cereal. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went. 23. The director discussed marketing strategies offered in the advertisement. A) Advertisement. B) Offered. C) Marketing strategies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marketing strategies. 24. What is the direct object in this sentence? Pete emigrated from Australia in 1998 A) Emigrated. B) Australia. C) Pete. D) No direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No direct object. 25. A transitive verb is a verb that expresses action directed toward A) Place. B) Person, Place, Thing. C) People. D) Idea. E) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Person, Place, Thing. 26. What is the object of this sentence? The committee members will raise money for the new project. A) Money. B) Project. C) New. D) New project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money. 27. A retained object follows what type of verb? A) Transitive passive. B) Linking verb. C) Intransitive complete. D) Transitive active. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transitive passive. 28. Gucci returned the documents to the administrator. A) The administrator. B) Administrator. C) The. D) Documents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Documents. 29. Dr. Steven Markle is not only a brilliant doctor, but he is a kind human. What kind of verbs are in this sentence? A) Intransitive linking. B) Transitive active. C) Transitive passive. D) Intransitive. E) Intransitive complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitive linking. 30. Which word is the DIRECT object in the following sentence? The professor gave her class an assignment via the Web site. A) Professor. B) Class. C) Assignment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assignment. 31. Identify the DIRECT OBJECT.Loud music gives me a headache. A) Music. B) Loud. C) Headache. D) Gives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Headache. 32. Identify the DIRECT OBJECTThe guide gave each visitor a map. A) Each. B) Map. C) Gave. D) Guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Map. 33. She seemed distracted by the noise in the background. What type of verb? A) Intransitive linking. B) Transitive. C) Helping. D) Action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intransitive linking. 34. What is the verb and is it transitive or intransitive? :We study a lot. A) We:Intransitive. B) Study:Transitive. C) Study:Intransitive. D) A lot:Transitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Study:Intransitive. 35. Choose the statement that is FALSE. A) A transitive verb is followed by an object. B) An intransitive verb is followed by an object. C) An intransitive verb is not followed by an object. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An intransitive verb is followed by an object. 36. Meaning of a verb A) Some transitive verbs can be used with a direct object and an indirect object. B) Some intransitive verbs can be used with a direct object and an indirect object. C) Some transitive verbs can be used with a direct object. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some transitive verbs can be used with a direct object and an indirect object. 37. Verbs can change between transitive and intransitive depending on how they are used. A) Wait, what?. B) False. C) Teacher JC, this is too hard. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 38. What is the transitive in the sentenceWe painted the old shed. A) We. B) The. C) Old. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We. 39. The old man unhooked the fish, re-baited the line with another sardine and tossed it over. Then he worked his way slowly back to the bow. He washed his left hand and wiped it on his trousers." A) Line, over, way, it, hand, trousers. B) Re-baited, sardine, slowly, bow, hand. C) The fish, it, his way, his left hand, it. D) Fish, over, his way, hand, trousers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fish, it, his way, his left hand, it. 40. What is the intransitive verb in the sentence The alarm clock woke josh up A) Woke. B) Up. C) Alarm. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woke. 41. What is the direct object in this sentence? That perfume smells nice. A) No direct object. B) Nicely. C) Smells. D) Perfume. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No direct object. 42. Transitive active verbs are followed by what? A) Predicate adjective. B) Direct object. C) Predicate noun. D) Retained object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 43. What answers a Direct Object Pronoun? A) A direct object answers who or what after a verb. To avoid repeating a direct object, we often replace them with a Direct Object Pronoun. B) Answer the weather terms. C) A direct object answers who or what after a noun. To avoid repeating a direct object, we often replace them with a Direct Object Pronoun. D) A direct object answers who or what after an adjective. To avoid repeating a direct object, we often replace them with a Direct Object Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A direct object answers who or what after a verb. To avoid repeating a direct object, we often replace them with a Direct Object Pronoun. 44. Emmanuel's car has been stolen! What is the verb type? A) Transitive active. B) Intransitive complete. C) Intransitive linking. D) Transitive passive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transitive passive. 45. A transitive verb TRANSFERS the action to an object.What is the transitive verb in this sentence? Mrs. Brown opened the door with great difficulty. A) Door. B) Difficulty. C) Great. D) Opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opened. 46. Which sentence has an action verb? A) Thomas became angry. B) Sally grew tall. C) Paulina appears healthy. D) Leanna imagines dragons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leanna imagines dragons. 47. Helping verbs are added before another verb to make a verb phrase.What is the helping verb in this sentence? Jeffrey has hit the most home runs. A) Most. B) Home runs. C) Hit. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has. 48. Laughing and shouting, we danced at the party. What is the verb type? A) Transitive active. B) Intransitive linking. C) Intransitive. D) Transitive passive. E) Intransitive complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intransitive. 49. Which word is the INDIRECT object in the following sentence? The professor gave her class an assignment via the Web site. A) Professor. B) Class. C) Assignment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Class. 50. What does an intransitive verb NOT have that a transitive verb DOES have? A) Proper noun. B) Linking verb. C) Direct object. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Direct object. 51. What verb expresses the object ..... Sally kicked the soccer ball. A) Kicked-Soccerball. B) Sally-Soccerball. C) Kicked-Sally. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kicked-Soccerball. 52. A transitive verb TRANSFERS the action to an object.What is the transitive verb in this sentence? Johny opened the door with great difficulty. A) Opened. B) Great. C) Door. D) Difficulty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opened. Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesBe Verb Usage QuizCatenative Verbs QuizCausative Constructions QuizCausative Verbs QuizComplex Transitive Verbs QuizCopular Verbs QuizDitransitive Verbs QuizFinite Verbs Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books