Understanding Verbs in Sentences

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What are the five properties or aspects that all verbs have?

Tense, pronoun, number, voice, mood

Tense, person, number, voice, mood (correct)

Time, gender, subject-verb agreement, voice, tone

Tone, person, plural, style, intention

Which type of verb requires an object to complete its meaning?

Intransitive verb

Transitive verb (correct)

Adverbial verb

Auxiliary verb

What makes a verb 'regular'?

It has a specific subject agreement

It can be made to describe the past by adding -ed (correct)

It is always followed by an adverb

It can be used in present and future tenses

In the sentence 'The Court of Appeals affirmed,' what type of verb is 'affirmed'?

Intransitive verb Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is not a verb?

Sophisticated Signup and view all the answers

What type of changes are required to make irregular verbs refer to something that happened in the past?

-ed added Signup and view all the answers

What part of speech describes a noun or pronoun?

Adjective Signup and view all the answers

Which type of verb connects the subject to a word that describes or renames it?

Linking verb Signup and view all the answers

What is formed by adding 'to' to the present tense of another verb?

Infinitive Signup and view all the answers

Which type of verb combines with a main verb to alter its meaning in some subtle way?

Helping verb Signup and view all the answers

How does adding 'to' to a present tense verb affect its function?

Converts it to a noun Signup and view all the answers

Which type of verb clarifies the time an action takes place or describes an action in progress?

Helping verb Signup and view all the answers

Which type of noun refers to items that can be individual items and are not typically viewed as a mass?

Count noun Signup and view all the answers

What is a noncount noun?

A noun that cannot be counted Signup and view all the answers

Which verb form can be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb?

Infinitive Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following nouns is an example of a noncount noun?

Money Signup and view all the answers

When using 'a' or 'an', which type of noun typically requires additional words to be added to make it correct?

Noncount noun Signup and view all the answers

In the context provided, what type of nouns are referred to as 'mass' or 'uncountable'?

Noncount nouns Signup and view all the answers