This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Main Verbs > Finite Verbs – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Finite Verbs Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the non-finite verb in the sentence:'To travel is my dream.' A) To travelled. B) Traveling. C) To travel. D) Travelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To travel. 2. In the sentence "The crying baby wanted his bottle, " which statement correctly identifies the verbs? A) 'crying' is the finite verb and 'wanted' is the non-finite verb. B) 'wanted' is the finite verb and 'crying' is the non-finite verb. C) Both 'crying' and 'wanted' are finite verbs. D) Both 'crying' and 'wanted' are non-finite verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'wanted' is the finite verb and 'crying' is the non-finite verb. 3. My cat ..... very quickly up the tree. A) Climb. B) Climbs. C) Climbing. D) Climbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climbs. 4. "Laughing loudly, he walked away." The word laughing is- A) Finite verb. B) Present participle. C) Gerund. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present participle. 5. My mom told me ..... the trees when she is busy. A) To water. B) Water. C) Watering. D) Watered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To water. 6. A group of words that do NOT form a complete thought A) Independent clause. B) Complex sentence. C) Dependent clause. D) Simple sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 7. True or False:Non-finite verbs can function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. A) Only as nouns. B) False. C) Only as adjectives. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 8. He is reading a story book now. The word reading is a ..... A) Finite verb. B) Gerund. C) Infinitive. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participle. 9. Identify the infinitive: "They wanted to leave early." A) Wanted. B) To leave. C) Early. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To leave. 10. True or False:In the sentence "The boy wearing the red hat smiled at me, " the verb "wearing" is a finite verb that can be the main verb of its own sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Which words in this sentence form the infinitive? "I hope to visit my grandparents in Florida this summer." A) I hope. B) To visit. C) In Florida. D) This summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To visit. 12. Although some Texans do not like to admit it, Alaska is our largest state. A) Correct. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 13. Which of the following is a non-finite verb:'to swim', 'swimming', 'swam'? A) Swimming. B) To swim. C) Swam. D) Swimmingly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 14. ..... (recall) watching a Chinese opera version of Shakespeare's play Richard III in Shanghai and meeting Chinese actors who came to Stratford a few years ago to perform parts of The Peony Pavilion, Edmondson said. A) Recalling. B) Recalled. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recalling. 15. Once limited to the Western states, rodeos now enjoy a national popularity. A) Correct. B) Comma splice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 16. You'd better to take an umbrella-it's going to rain. A) You'd better take an umbrella-it's going to rain. B) You'd better taking an umbrella-it's going to rain. C) You'd better to taking an umbrella-it's going to rain. D) You'd better to took an umbrella-it's going to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You'd better take an umbrella-it's going to rain. 17. In the sentence 'They are studying for the exam', what is the finite verb? A) For. B) The. C) Are. D) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 18. Jane loves writing scary stories A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Finite verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 19. Identify the finite verb in the sentence:'They have completed the project.' A) Completed. B) Project. C) Have. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Completed. 20. True or False:In the sentence "To become a famous YouTuber is his biggest dream, " the infinitive phrase "To become a famous YouTuber" is used as the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. He got the chance ..... in the merry-go-round, however he wasn't prepared ..... spun around so fast. A) To sit/ to be. B) Sitting/ to be. C) Having sat/ being. D) Sit/ be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To sit/ to be. 22. Identify the Non-finite form of verb from the following sentences.Getting wet in the rain is not a good idea. A) In the rain. B) A good idea. C) Wet. D) Getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Getting. 23. Look at the word "running" in both sentences. In which sentence is "running" a participle used as an adjective?Sentence 1:The running water from the faucet was loud.Sentence 2:My favorite exercise is running. A) Sentence 1. B) Sentence 2. C) Both sentences. D) Neither sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence 1. 24. Identify the Non-finite Verb.Are you reading? A) Are. B) You. C) Reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading. 25. My teacher encouraged me ..... on the two-week course. A) To enroll. B) Enrolling. C) Enroll. D) Enrolls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To enroll. 26. I need ..... my homework before dinner. (infinitive) A) To finish. B) Finishing. C) Finished. D) To finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish. 27. The president and the prime minister has arrived.Is this sentence grammatically correct? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 28. Identify the infinitive in the sentence: "She promised to call me." A) Promised. B) To call. C) Me. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To call. 29. In which sentence is the '-ing' word used as a gerund (acting as a noun)? A) The sleeping dog was snoring loudly. B) I was thinking about the homework assignment. C) Playing outside is my favorite part of the day. D) My mom bought a new washing machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing outside is my favorite part of the day. 30. A finite verb must agree with its subject in both ..... and ..... A) Person and number. B) Tense and mood. C) Voice and aspect. D) Case and gender. 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