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Test Yourself

A. Underline the verbs in these sentences. Write them in the blanks whether they
are transitive, intransitive or linking.

Sentences Verbs

1. The peon is ringing the bell. ________________________

2. The candle is burning. ________________________

3. The toad hopped about in the compound. ________________________

4. All living beings keep growing. ________________________

5. She wrote a page of diary. ________________________

B. Fill in the blanks with transitive verbs.

1. The labourers ______________ a huge complex.

2. The porter ______________ a heavy load.

3. The farmers ______________ the field.

4. Plants ______________ oxygen.

5. Our captain ______________ 95 runs.

C. Fill in the blanks with intransitive verbs.

1. The birds ______________ in the sky.

2. The students ______________ to school.

3. The farmers ______________ in the field.

4. The sun ______________ brightly.

5. The bottle ______________ with water.

D. Use the given verbs as linking verbs in your sentences. (Make sure you do not

use the ing verbs in your sentences.)
1. is ________________________________________________________

2. are ________________________________________________________

3. am ________________________________________________________

4. was ________________________________________________________

5. were ________________________________________________________

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