AMWA Basic
Grammar and
Usage - Chapter
1/2 test with
complete
solutions
What is a verb? - answer A verb shows action or
state of being.
Identify the verb in the sentence: "The intern raced
through the emergency room." - answer The verb
is "raced."
What is a state of being verb? - answer A verb that
shows the state or condition in which something or
, someone finds itself, e.g., "is" in "This surgeon is
the best in her field."
Define the subject of a verb. - answer The person
or thing that performs the action of the verb or is in
the state of being described by the verb.
How does the subject influence the form of the
verb? - answer A singular subject takes a singular
verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb.
What is a transitive verb? - answer A verb that
requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
What questions help identify the main sections of a
sentence? - answer 1. What is the verb?
2. Who or what (verb)?
3. Whom or what (subject and verb)?
Apply the pattern to the sentence: "The surgeon
excised a tumor." What is the direct object? -
answer The direct object is "tumor."
Grammar and
Usage - Chapter
1/2 test with
complete
solutions
What is a verb? - answer A verb shows action or
state of being.
Identify the verb in the sentence: "The intern raced
through the emergency room." - answer The verb
is "raced."
What is a state of being verb? - answer A verb that
shows the state or condition in which something or
, someone finds itself, e.g., "is" in "This surgeon is
the best in her field."
Define the subject of a verb. - answer The person
or thing that performs the action of the verb or is in
the state of being described by the verb.
How does the subject influence the form of the
verb? - answer A singular subject takes a singular
verb, and a plural subject takes a plural verb.
What is a transitive verb? - answer A verb that
requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
What questions help identify the main sections of a
sentence? - answer 1. What is the verb?
2. Who or what (verb)?
3. Whom or what (subject and verb)?
Apply the pattern to the sentence: "The surgeon
excised a tumor." What is the direct object? -
answer The direct object is "tumor."
