Verb Vocab

What is verbification?

• changing verbs to nouns

• changing nouns to verbs

• changing verbs to adjectives

• changing verb phrases to predicates

Which statement is true regarding auxiliary verbs and modals

• they are the same

• an auxiliary is a type of modal

• a modal is a type of auxiliary

• they are different

Which statement is true regarding helping verbs and auxiliary verbs?

• They are the same

• An auxiliary is a type of helping verb

• a helping verb is a type of auxiliary

• They are different

How are these verb phrases alike: is, have, am making

• same tense

• same aspect

• same case (e.g. first person, second person, third person)

• same number (e.g. agree with singular or plural subject)

Answer explanation

all are in present tense

How are these verb phrases alike: should have been searching, has been planning, had been going

• same tense

• same aspect

• same case (e.g. first person, second person, third person)

• same number (e.g. agree with singular or plural subject)

Answer explanation

all are in perfect progressive aspect

How are these verb phrases alike: (we) love, (I ) had left, (I) am, (we) are going

• same tense

• same aspect

• same case (e.g. first person, second person, third person)

• same number (e.g. agree with singular or plural subject)

Answer explanation

I and we are first person

Which statement is true regarding causal and transitive verbs?

• All causal verbs are transitive.

• All transitive verbs are causal

• Causal is a synonym for transitive.

• There is no relationship.

Answer explanation

Causal verbs show how an agent caused someone to do something. The "someone" is the object of the causal verbs, which makes all causal verbs (e.g. make, let, have, get) transitive.

What are verbals?

• Verbs that act like nouns.

• Nouns that act like verbs.

• Adjectives that act like verbs.

• Verbs that act like adjectives.

Answer explanation

There are three types of verbals:

Two are verbs acting like nouns:

We like swimming. (gerund)

To err is human. (infinitive)

One type is a verb acting like an adjective:

We were bored. (participle)

Games are exciting. (participle)

Which statement is true regarding passive voice and intransitive verbs?

• An intransitive verb may be active or passive voice.

• Passive voice can be used with transitive or intransitive verbs.

• Passive voice can only be used with intranstive verbs.

• Passive voice makes transitive verbs intransitive.

Answer explanation

With passive voice, the agent is unknown and the object becomes the subject.

The teacher watched us (active voice; watch is a transitive verb). We are watched. (passive voice, the verb has no object and thus, is intransitive)

What type of verb is "made" in this sentence:

The teacher made us think. (choose 2)

• causal

• phrasal

• linking

• transitive

• intransitive