Mastering Verbs: A Comprehensive Guide to Action Words

Question 1

Identify the sentence that contains an action verb:

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The teacher explained the lesson.

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The boy is tall.

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The car seems old.

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The students are studying for the test.

Question 2

Which sentence uses a linking verb?

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She is an exceptionally bright and diligent student.

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The boy eagerly devoured the delectable cake.

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We enthusiastically ventured to the vibrant park.

Question 3

What grammatical category describes a word indicating an action or state of being?

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Verb

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Adjective

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Noun

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Pronoun

Question 4

Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The industrious students diligently study for their upcoming exams.'

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Study

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Exams

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Industrious

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Students

Question 5

Which verb type conveys a state of existence or being?

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Linking verb

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Transitive verb

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Action verb

Question 6

Transform the verb 'write' into its past tense form.

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Wrote

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Written

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Writing

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Writen

Question 7

Recognize the sentence that employs the passive voice construction.

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The delicious meal was prepared by the renowned chef.

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The chef is preparing an exquisite meal.

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The meal has been meticulously prepared.

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The chef prepared a delectable meal.

Question 8

Provide the infinitive form of the verb 'to educate.'

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To educate

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Educated

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Educates

Question 9

Provide the past participle form of the verb 'to take.'

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Taken

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Takes

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Taking

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Took

Question 10

Identify the sentence that utilizes a modal verb.

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You should complete your assignments on time.

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The teacher explained the concept clearly.

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The students enthusiastically participated in the debate.

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The library has an extensive collection of books.

Question 11

Conjugate the verb 'to be' to the present tense, third person singular form.

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Is

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Was

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Are

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Am

Question 12

Which of the following words can be used to describe an action or state of being?

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Verb

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Adverb

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Conjunction

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Article

Question 13

In the sentence 'The playful puppy wagged its tail', which word is the verb?

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Wagged

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Tail

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Puppy

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Playful

Question 14

Which of the following is used to show actions that are happening right now?

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Present tense

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Past tense

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Future tense

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Present perfect tense

Question 15

Transitive verbs require an object to complete their meaning. Which of the following is a transitive verb?

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Kick

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Have

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Sleep

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Be

Question 16

Identify the infinitive form of the verb 'speak'.

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To speak

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Speaks

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Spoke

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Speaking

Question 17

Which sentence is in the passive voice?

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The pizza was eaten by the hungry students.

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The students were hungry.

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The pizza was delicious.

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The hungry students ate the pizza.

Question 18

Which word in the sentence 'You must study harder' expresses possibility or necessity?

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Must

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Study

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Harder

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You

Question 19

Identify the phrasal verb in the sentence 'The hikers set off on their journey'.

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Set off

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Journey

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On

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Hikers

Question 20

Which of the following is a helping verb, which assists other verbs in a sentence?

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is

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eat

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run

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jump

Question 21

In the sentence 'The students are studying hard', identify the action verb that describes the students' current activity:

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are studying

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hard

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students

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the

Question 22

Which of the following sentences uses the correct tense of the verb 'walk' to indicate an action that occurred in the past?

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I walked to school yesterday.

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I walk to school yesterday.

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I will walk to school yesterday.

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I am walking to school yesterday.

Question 23

In the sentence 'The boy ran to the store', identify the subject that performs the action described by the verb 'ran':

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boy

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ran

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to

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the store

Question 24

Which of the following verbs requires a direct object to complete its meaning?

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gave

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sleep

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is

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run

Question 25

Identify the part of speech of the underlined word 'ate' in the sentence 'The dog ate the bone':

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verb

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preposition

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noun

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adjective

Question 26

In the sentence 'I wish I had more time', identify the type of verb that expresses a wish or desire:

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subjunctive

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indicative

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imperative

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conditional

Question 27

Which of the following sentences contains a gerund, a verb form ending in '-ing' that functions as a noun?

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Running is my favorite exercise.

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I like to run every day.

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I saw a running dog.

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The runner is fast.

Question 28

In the sentence 'The apple was eaten by the child', identify the voice of the verb 'was eaten', indicating whether the subject performs or receives the action:

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passive

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active

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direct

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indirect

Question 29

Which word describes an action?

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Run

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Quickly

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Table

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Blue

Question 30

What is the verb in the sentence: 'The cat slept soundly on the mat.'?

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Slept

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Soundly

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Cat

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Mat

Question 31

Which verb correctly completes the sentence: 'The birds _____ in the sky.'?

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Fly

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Flew

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Will fly

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Flying

Question 32

Which sentence uses the verb 'eat' in the past tense?

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I ate breakfast this morning.

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I am eating lunch now.

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I will eat dinner later.

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I eat fruit every day.

Question 33

Which sentence describes a state of being?

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The sky is blue.

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The dog ran through the park.

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She writes a letter every week.

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They danced all night long.

Question 34

Which sentence uses the correct verb form?

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She has been studying for the exam.

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She have been studying for the exam.

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She is been studying for the exam.

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She been studying for the exam.

Question 35

Which sentence is in the active voice?

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The chef prepared a delicious meal.

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The meal was being prepared by the chef.

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A delicious meal was prepared by the chef.

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The delicious meal had been prepared by the chef.

Question 36

What is the auxiliary verb in the sentence: 'He will be going to the concert.'?

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Will be

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He

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Going

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Concert

Question 37

Which sentence uses a modal verb?

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You should study harder for the test.

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The dog ran quickly.

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She is a talented artist.

Question 38

Which sentence uses a verb that directly acts upon an object?

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The boy kicked the ball.

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The girl is sleeping.

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The teacher knows the answer.

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The dog barked loudly.

Question 39

In the sentence 'The student appears tired,' which word connects the subject to the description of the subject?

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appears

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student

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tired

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the

Question 40

Which verb tense is used to describe an action happening right now?

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Present continuous

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Future perfect

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Past simple

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Present perfect

Question 41

Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence: 'If I had known, I _________ it differently.'

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would have done

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would do

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will do

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have done

Question 42

What are the subject and verb in the sentence 'The children are playing outside'?

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Subject: children, Verb: are playing

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Subject: are, Verb: children

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Subject: playing, Verb: children

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Subject: outside, Verb: are playing

Question 43

Which sentence uses the past perfect tense to show an action finished before another past event?

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I had already finished my homework when she arrived.

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I finished my homework when she arrived.

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I will have finished my homework when she arrives.

Question 44

Which sentence has a modifier that doesn't clearly connect to the subject?

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Walking down the street, the rain started to pour.

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As the rain started to pour, we walked down the street.

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We walked down the street as the rain started to pour.

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The rain started to pour as we walked down the street.

Question 45

Which word describes an action?

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Run

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Beautiful

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The

Question 46

In the sentence 'The students will finish the project by tomorrow,' which word helps the main verb 'finish'?

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Will

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Students

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Tomorrow

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Finish

Question 47

Which word shows a state of being rather than an action?

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Am

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Sing

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Jumped

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Ran

Question 48

Which sentence uses a linking verb to connect the subject to a description?

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The painting seems beautiful.

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The dog barked loudly.

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She walked to the store.

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The children played in the park.

Question 49

Which sentence uses a verb in the passive voice?

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The cake was baked by Mary.

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Mary baked the cake.

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The cake baking smelled delicious.

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Mary bakes cakes often.

Question 50

Which word shows the present progressive tense of the verb 'eat'?

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Eating

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Ate

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To eat

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Eaten

Question 51

In the sentence 'I want to go to the library,' which two words form the infinitive?

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To go

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To the

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Library go

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I want

Question 52

Which of these verbs is a transitive verb?

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Hit

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Exist

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Sleep

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Appear

Question 53

What is the irregular past participle of the verb 'write'?

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Written

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Writing

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Writ

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Wrote