State whether the verbs in the following sentences are used transitively or intransitively.
1Heat expands metals.
Wrong!
2Metals expand on heating.
Wrong!
3The driver stopped the car.
Wrong!
4The car stopped abruptly.
Wrong!
5You must speak the truth.
Wrong!
6You must speak loudly.
Wrong!
7The boy is flying the kite.
Wrong!
8The birds are flying in the sky.
Wrong!
9The rider fell off the horse and broke his arm.
Wrong!
10The woodcutter felled a huge tree.
Wrong!
11The explosion sank the ship.
Wrong!
12The ship sank suddenly.
Wrong!
Done.
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Answers
- Heat expands metals. Transitive
- Metals expand on heating. Intransitive
- The driver stopped the car. Transitive
- The car stopped abruptly. Intransitive
- You must speak the truth. Transitive
- You must speak loudly. Intransitive
- The boy is flying the kite. Transitive
- The birds are flying in the sky. Intransitive
- The rider fell off the horse and broke his arm. Intransitive
- The woodcutter felled a huge tree. Transitive
- The explosion sank the ship. Transitive
- The ship sank suddenly. Intransitive
Notes
- A transitive verb has an object. An intransitive verb does not have an object. Note that most verbs can be used both transitively and intransitively.
