1. In simple terms, what is a verb?
Answer: A word that shows action.
2.What is the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb?
Answer: A transitive verb requires an object to complete its meaning. Example: gave.
An intransitive verb does not require an object. Example: ran.
3. Can a verb be both transitive and intransitive? If so, give an example.
Answer: Yes, a verb can be both transitive and intransitive. Example: The tower toppled. The baby toppled the blocks by crawling through them.
4. What is the past form of the following verbs?
read, write, add, run, sleep
Answer: read, wrote, added, ran, slept
5. What is a linking verb? Give an example in a sentence.
Answer: A linking verb connects a subject and its complement. For the second part answers will vary. One example: These magazines are cheap.
