Verb Identification Quiz

What is the action verb in the sentence? I believe it will rain today.

• believe

• rain

• will

• today

What is the action verb in the sentence? My mother carried the platter.

• carried

• mother

• platter

• My

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.

• difficulty

• opened

• great

• door

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.

• finish

• Kodia

• raced

• across

What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED? The guests rang the doorbell.

• Intransitive

• Transitive

What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED? The doorbell rang and the dog barked.

• Intransitive

• Transitive

What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED? The doorbell rang and the dog barked.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

What is the type of the verb highlighted in RED? The pilot flew the plane.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

Linking verbs LINK the subject to a word that describes it. What is the linking verb in this sentence? Kevin is a Bellevue fireman.

• Kevin

• is

• fireman

• Bellevue

What is the linking verb in the sentence? The glass looked dirty.

• glass

• The

• dirty

• looked