JMC 101 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
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2025/2026.
Verbs Active: transitive - ANS Verbs have a direct object
Verbs Active: Intransitive - ANS Verbs dont have an object
Transitive Verbs: - ANS Have a direct object. Ex: She eats vegetables every day
Intransitive verbs: - ANS Have no direct object. Ex: She eats only once a day
Linking verbs: - ANS -Connect a subject to a modifier
-They describe "state of being"
-Forms of "to be" (am, is, are, was, were)
Verbs may be linking verbs in one sense and active verbs in another!
Linking Verbs connect to a subject to a modifier, describe " state of being" - ANS Ex: She is
intelligent
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, Linking verbs can also be active verbs. It all depends on usage - ANS Ex: She is in the
bathroom
To Be: - ANS is a common linking verb, but also can be active
Ex: She is on her way to class.
Lay= - ANS to place (takes a direct object)
Past: Laid
Past Participle: laid
Present Participle: is laying
Lie= - ANS to recline (does not take a direct object)
Past: Lay
Past Participle: Lain
Present Participle: is lying
Gerund - ANS ex: Singing makes them happy
Nouns: - ANS People, places, things (including intangibles, e.g. ideas, emotions)
Nouns: Common vs Proper - ANS Ex: president = common, George Bush= proper
Nouns: can be subjects or objects - ANS Subject: The doghouse is in the yard.
Object of verb: We painted the doghouse.
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WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS. A+ GRADE
2025/2026.
Verbs Active: transitive - ANS Verbs have a direct object
Verbs Active: Intransitive - ANS Verbs dont have an object
Transitive Verbs: - ANS Have a direct object. Ex: She eats vegetables every day
Intransitive verbs: - ANS Have no direct object. Ex: She eats only once a day
Linking verbs: - ANS -Connect a subject to a modifier
-They describe "state of being"
-Forms of "to be" (am, is, are, was, were)
Verbs may be linking verbs in one sense and active verbs in another!
Linking Verbs connect to a subject to a modifier, describe " state of being" - ANS Ex: She is
intelligent
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, Linking verbs can also be active verbs. It all depends on usage - ANS Ex: She is in the
bathroom
To Be: - ANS is a common linking verb, but also can be active
Ex: She is on her way to class.
Lay= - ANS to place (takes a direct object)
Past: Laid
Past Participle: laid
Present Participle: is laying
Lie= - ANS to recline (does not take a direct object)
Past: Lay
Past Participle: Lain
Present Participle: is lying
Gerund - ANS ex: Singing makes them happy
Nouns: - ANS People, places, things (including intangibles, e.g. ideas, emotions)
Nouns: Common vs Proper - ANS Ex: president = common, George Bush= proper
Nouns: can be subjects or objects - ANS Subject: The doghouse is in the yard.
Object of verb: We painted the doghouse.
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