Chapter 9: Using Verbs Correctly

Question 1

The ancient Egyptians mummified their dead.

Accepted Answer

past

Question 2

My little sister pretends her stuffed animals can talk.

Accepted Answer

present

Question 3

Marion considered the book an inspiration.

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 4

The swelling on Kehl's arm was caused by a bee sting.

Accepted Answer

Passive

Question 5

The kitten cautiously (sat, set) down beside the Great Dane.

Accepted Answer

sat

Question 6

The sun (rises, raises) later each morning.

Accepted Answer

rises

Question 7

The _______ of a verb indicates the time of the action or state of being expressed by the verb.

Accepted Answer

tense

Question 8

Yesterday we were walking along the river when we saw two otters.

Accepted Answer

past progressive

Question 9

A verb in the ________ voice expresses an action done to its subject.

Accepted Answer

passive

Question 10

(Sit, Set) the fine crystal in the china cabinet.

Accepted Answer

Set

Question 11

Those mountains have been standing for millions of years.

Accepted Answer

present participle

Question 12

Which of the following is not one of the principal parts of a verb?

Accepted Answer

future

Question 13

A verb in the ________ voice expresses an action done by its subject.

Accepted Answer

active

Question 14

The student body's interest in this subject has (risen, raised) to new heights.

Accepted Answer

risen

Question 15

The streetlights made long, scary shadows on the sidewalk.

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 16

True or False: Perfect tenses of verbs are formed by adding a form of the verb have.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

That discovery (rises, raises) an interesting question about the Algonquian people of Canada.

Accepted Answer

raises

Question 18

The child's fever (rose, raised) during the night.

Accepted Answer

rose

Question 19

Samantha likes reading books.

Accepted Answer

present

Question 20

Amy is (laying, lying) the coats on the bed in the guest room.

Accepted Answer

laying

Question 21

The Gettysburg Address was written by Abraham Lincoln.

Accepted Answer

Passive

Question 22

When is your test?

Accepted Answer

I don't know...and I should probably figure that out, Tomorrow, duh, Friday, March 15, 2019

Question 23

If our train hadn't been late, we would have (gone, went) to the Vatican today.

Accepted Answer

gone

Question 24

I hope Matthew has completed his science project.

Accepted Answer

present perfect

Question 25

I had been (setting, sitting) there all day.

Accepted Answer

sitting

Question 26

Mother (cut, cutted) herself while she was cooking dinner.

Accepted Answer

cut

Question 27

In the past I have (flew, flown) on airplanes many times.

Accepted Answer

flown

Question 28

The snow drifted over the fence and across the road.

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 29

The spooky movie gave me nightmares.

Accepted Answer

past

Question 30

The cake had been eaten by the time Sandy arrived.

Accepted Answer

Passive

Question 31

Kenny's fans cheered him on to victory.

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 32

Tomorrow we will have eaten pizza five days in a row.

Accepted Answer

future perfect

Question 33

These days, my cat often (lays, lies) on the front porch.

Accepted Answer

lies

Question 34

My grandmother has (knew, known) her best friend for sixty years.

Accepted Answer

known

Question 35

Bob and Judy were setting out birdseed for the cardinals and the chickadees.

Accepted Answer

Active

Question 36

If that had happened to me, I would have (freezed, frozen) with fear.

Accepted Answer

frozen

Question 37

Nuremberg, Germany has held a Christmas market every year for hundreds of years.

Accepted Answer

past participle

Question 38

My laptop has been working very slowly lately.

Accepted Answer

present perfect progressive

Question 39

Medieval painters made their paintbrushes from squirrel or mink tails.

Accepted Answer

past

Question 40

Have you ever (laid, lain) on a water bed?

Accepted Answer

lain

Question 41

Trees were being blown over by the wind.

Accepted Answer

Passive

Question 42

Pax walked to his girlfriend's house five miles away.

Accepted Answer

past

Question 43

A ___________ verb forms its past and past participle by adding -d or -ed to the base form.

Accepted Answer

regular

Question 44

My dad was (laying, lying) down when I asked him for my allowance.

Accepted Answer

lying

Question 45

The progressive form is made by adding a form of _____ as a helping verb and adding -ing.

Accepted Answer

be

Question 46

Jamyce (sat, set) her notebook down on the kitchen counter.

Accepted Answer

set

Question 47

The cave was explored by the science class.

Accepted Answer

Passive

Question 48

I hope the otters are not sleeping when we visit the zoo this time.

Accepted Answer

present participle

Question 49

The most common irregular verb is ______.

Accepted Answer

be

Question 50

The tree will have oranges on it in November.

Accepted Answer

future

Question 51

Has he (sat, set) anything down here?

Accepted Answer

set

Question 52

The steam was (rising, raising) from the pot of soup.

Accepted Answer

rising

Question 53

After the race, Michael Andretti (lay, laid) his helmet on the car.

Accepted Answer

laid

Question 54

An _________ verb forms its past and past participle in some other way than adding -d or -ed.

Accepted Answer

irregular

Question 55

Which is NOT one of the ways that an irregular verb forms its past and past participle?

Accepted Answer

making a sandwich

Chapter 9: Using Verbs Correctly

Questions 55

Chapter 9: Using Verbs Correctly

Questions 55