{"id":2017,"date":"2015-10-06T11:05:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T17:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2020-11-25T11:14:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T17:14:16","slug":"why-irregular-verbs-are-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/definitions\/why-irregular-verbs-are-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Irregular Verbs Are Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the authorities labeled certain verbs \u201cirregular,\u201d it was never intended as a putdown. Quite the opposite: another term for irregular verbs is \u201cstrong verbs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In <em>A Dictionary of Modern American Usage <\/em>Bryan A. Garner explains: \u201cIrregular verbs are sometimes called \u2018strong\u2019 verbs because they seem to form the past tense from their own resources, without calling an ending to their assistance. The regular verbs are sometimes called \u2018weak\u2019 verbs because they cannot form the past tense without the aid of the ending (most often &#8211;<em>ed<\/em>).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those of you still unclear on regular and irregular verbs, there is a concise overview in our<br \/>\npost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarbook.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/irregular-verbs-can-be-a-regular-pain\/\">Irregular Verbs Can Be a Regular Pain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See how you do on the irregular-verb quiz that follows. The answers are directly below the test.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Irregular Verb Pop Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong>. Storm clouds ___ unnoticed over the distant mountains.<\/p>\n<p>A) creeped<br \/>\nB) crept<br \/>\nC) A and B are both correct<\/p>\n<p><strong>2<\/strong>. You have really ___ a lot taller since last year.<\/p>\n<p>A) grew<br \/>\nB) growed<br \/>\nC) grown<br \/>\nD) groan<\/p>\n<p><strong>3<\/strong>. Someone kept banging on the door as she ___ there trying to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>A) lay<br \/>\nB) laid<br \/>\nC) lain<br \/>\nD) lied<\/p>\n<p><strong>4<\/strong>. Oliver ___ next to his younger brother\u2019s bed.<\/p>\n<p>A) kneeled<br \/>\nB) knelt<br \/>\nC) A and B are both correct<\/p>\n<p><strong>5<\/strong>. By the time we arrived, they had already ___ back east.<\/p>\n<p>A) flied<br \/>\nB) flue<br \/>\nC) flew<br \/>\nD) flown<\/p>\n<p><strong>6<\/strong>. We ___ back to shore as the sun set.<\/p>\n<p>A) swum<br \/>\nB) swam<br \/>\nC) swimmed<\/p>\n<p><strong>7<\/strong>. Alf had ___ down and couldn\u2019t get up.<\/p>\n<p>A) fell<br \/>\nB) fallen<br \/>\nC) falling<br \/>\nD) felled<\/p>\n<p><strong>8<\/strong>. Have you ever ___ off a high cliff?<\/p>\n<p>A) dived<br \/>\nB) dove<br \/>\nC) A and B are both correct<\/p>\n<p><strong>9<\/strong>. She had long ago ___ away her high school yearbooks.<\/p>\n<p>A) threw<br \/>\nB) through<br \/>\nC) throwed<br \/>\nD) thrown<\/p>\n<p><strong>10<\/strong>. Luckily, the guide found them and ___ them to safety.<\/p>\n<p>A) led<br \/>\nB) lead<br \/>\nC) A and B are both correct<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ANSWERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong>: B) <em>crept<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>2<\/strong>: C) <em>grown <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>3<\/strong>: A) <em>lay<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4<\/strong>: C) <em>A and B are both correct<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>5<\/strong>: D) <em>flown<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>6<\/strong>: B) <em>swam<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>7<\/strong>: B) <em>fallen<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>8<\/strong>: A) <em>dived<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>9<\/strong>: D) <em>thrown<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>10<\/strong>: A) <em>led<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the authorities labeled certain verbs \u201cirregular,\u201d it was never intended as a putdown. 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