Grammar and Language: Unit 3 Verbs Review

Comprehensive practice flashcards covering action verbs, transitive/intransitive classifications, direct and indirect objects, linking verbs, verb tenses (present, past, progressive, perfect, and future), and active/passive voice.

What is an action verb?

A word that names an action and can express either physical or mental actions.

Under what condition are 'have,' 'has,' and 'had' considered action verbs?

When they name what the subject owns or holds.

What is the difference between a transitive and an intransitive verb?

A transitive verb is followed by a direct object that answers the question what? or whom?, while an intransitive verb does not have a direct object.

What question does an indirect object answer?

It tells to whom or for whom the verb's action is done.

What is the required word order for sentences containing both a direct and indirect object?

The indirect object always comes before the direct object.

What is the function of a linking verb?

It joins the subject of a sentence with a noun or adjective in the predicate that identifies or describes the subject.

List common linking verbs besides the forms of 'be'.

Appear, become, feel, grow, look, seem, smell, sound, taste, and turn.

What are the two kinds of subject complements that follow linking verbs?

Predicate nouns (which rename the subject) and predicate adjectives (which describe the subject).

How is the present tense of a verb used?

It refers to an action happening now, an action that happens regularly, or a situation that is generally true.

How is the past tense of many regular verbs formed?

By adding -ed to the base form of the verb.

What is a verb phrase?

One or more helping verbs followed by a main verb.

Which helping verbs are most commonly used to form verb phrases?

Be, have, and do.

How is the present progressive form of a verb constructed?

By combining the present participle of the main verb with helping verbs 'am,' 'are,' or 'is'.

Define the past progressive form of a verb.

It refers to an action that was continuing at some point in the past, formed by the present participle and the helping verb 'was' or 'were'.

What does the present perfect tense name?

An action that happened at some time in the past or one that happened in the past and is still occurring.

What is the past perfect tense?

It names an action that was completed before another action or event in the past, using 'had' plus the past participle.

How is the future perfect tense of a verb formed?

By inserting 'will have' or 'shall have' before the past participle of the verb.

What is the difference between active and passive voice?

In active voice, the subject performs the action; in passive voice, the subject receives the action.

According to the notes, how high do Shetland ponies stand?

Only four hands ($21$ inches) high.

Who was the first person to fly the first airplane on December 17, 1903?

Orville Wright.

Which historians are mentioned in the text regarding the study of the past?

Herodotus (the 'Father of History') and the Roman orator Cicero.

What are the four principal parts of a verb used to form tenses?

Base form, present participle, past, and past participle.

In grammar, what does 'tense' refer to?

The form of the verb that shows the time of the action.