Chapter 5

Question 1

express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being

Answer 1

Verbs

Question 2

Verbs that express action may be divided into two categories

Answer 2

transitive and intransitive

Question 3

A verb expressing an action directed (direct object) toward a person or thing

Answer 3

Transitive

Question 4

You can identify the direct object of a sentence by asking ___ or ___ after the verb.

Answer 4

What? Whom?

Question 5

An action verb that does not require an object to complete its action

Answer 5

Intransitive

Question 6

intransitive verbs are usually followed by

Answer 6

prepositional phrases

Question 7

Verbs of senses F.A.T.S. (words of the acronym)

Answer 7

Feel, appear, taste, seem

Question 7

link to the subject words that rename or describe the subject

Answer 7

Linking verbs

Question 8

A noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes the subject is called a ____ because it completes the meaning of the subject.

Answer 8

complement

Question 9

are added to main verbs, which can be action or linking, to form verb phrases

Answer 9

Helping verbs

Question 9

When the action in a verb is directed toward the subject, the verb is in the …

Answer 9

passive voice

Question 9

verb expresses an action directed by the subject toward the object of the verb

Answer 9

active voice a.k.a. the voice of business

Question 9

Transitive verbs fall into two categories, … and …, depending on the receiver of the action of the verbs

Answer 9

active voice passive voice

Question 9

In the …, verbs always require a helping verb

Answer 9

passive voice

Question 10

The primary tenses/simple tenses

Answer 10

past, present, and future

Question 11

Traditionally, the helping verbs … and … have been joined with principal verbs to express future tense

Answer 11

shall will

Question 11

… verbs may also be used in constructions showing future action

Answer 11

present-tense

Question 12

(True or false) Adding an s or es to a verb does not make the verb plural. Only nouns and pronouns can be singular or plural.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The … of regular and irregular verbs is formed by adding ing to the present tense of the verb. The present participle must be preceded by one or more helping verbs

Answer 13

present participle

Question 14

The … of a regular verb is formed by adding a d or ed to the present tense of the verb and must combined with one or more helping verbs

Answer 14

past participle

Question 15

words that function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.

Answer 15

Verbals

Question 16

Three kinds of verbals

Answer 16

gerunds, infinitives, and participles

Question 17

a verb form ending in ing that is used as a noun. … often describe activities

Answer 17

Gerunds

Question 18

When the present form of a verb is preceded by the word to

Answer 18

Infinitive

Question 19

When any word appears between to and the verb (for example, to carefully prepare), an infinitive is said to be ____

Answer 19

split

Question 20

A verbal phrase that is not placed logically can result in a ...

Answer 20

misplaced verbal modifier

Question 21

Many dangling modifiers are resolved by

Answer 21

adding needed words

Question 21

Three verb moods and what they express

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Indicative mood: Expresses a fact Imperative mood: Expresses a command Subjunctive mood: Expresses a doubt, a conjecture, or a suggestion

Question 22

When a statement that is doubtful or contrary to fact is introduced by if, as if, or wish, use the subjunctive form ... rather than the indicative form ...

Answer 22

1. were 2. was

Question 23

When a that clause follows a verb expressing a command, recommendation, request, suggestion, or requirement, use the subjunctive form of the verb

Answer 23

to be

Question 24

One is intransitive and the other is transitive (lay (to place)-lie (to rest))

Answer 24

Lay (T) Lie (I)

Question 25

used to show continuous or repeated actions

Answer 25

progressive tenses

Question 26

describes ongoing actions that are happening presently

Answer 26

present-progressive tense

Question 27

describes ongoing actions that occurred in the past, usually as another action was taking place

Answer 27

past-progressive tense

Question 28

future-progressive tense describes ongoing actions that will take place in the future

Answer 28

future-progressive tense

Question 29

are used to show actions that are already completed, or perfected

Answer 29

perfect tenses

Question 29

present-perfect tense describes actions that began in the past and have continued to the present

Answer 29

present-perfect tense

Question 30

describes past actions that took place before other past actions

Answer 30

past-perfect tense

Question 31

tense describes actions that will take place before other future actions

Answer 31

future-perfect tense