Verb Rules Flashcards
1
Q
Transitive vs Intransitive?
A
can the sentence be put into the passive voice?
Transitive = I eat breakfast
= The breakfast is eaten by me
Intransitive = I go to school
=/ the school is gone to by me
2
Q
Find direct object by ?
A
asking verb what?
3
Q
Find indirect object ?
A
verb to whom?
4
Q
What is the mood?
A
provides context for the verb:
indicative = a fact
5
Q
What is the voice?
A
defines relation of subject to verb:
active = subject is the do-er of the verb
6
Q
A finite verb which has a plural neuter noun is almost always?
A
singular