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Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs

June 11, 2020 - pdf

State whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1. The teacher gave him a medal.
Wrong!
Indirect object – him; direct object - medal
2. He told me a secret.
Wrong!
Indirect object – me; direct object - secret
3. They took the child to hospital.
Wrong!
Object – the child
4. She spoke intelligently.
Wrong!
No object
5. Please speak the truth.
Wrong!
Object - truth
6. The bell rang loudly.
Wrong!
No object
7. The door creaked loudly.
Wrong!
No object
8. They tried a new method to solve the problem.
Wrong!
Object – a new method
9. They tried hard to solve the problem.
Wrong!
No object
10. Many trees fell in the storm.
Wrong!
No object
11. People often fell trees indiscriminately.
Wrong!
Object - fell
12. He laid the bag on the table.
Wrong!
Object - the bag
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

1. The teacher gave him a medal. (Transitive)

2. He told me a secret. (Transitive)

3. They took the child to hospital. (Transitive)

4. She spoke intelligently. (Intransitive)

5. Please speak the truth. (Transitive)

6. The bell rang loudly. (Intransitive)

7. The door creaked loudly. (Intransitive)

8. They tried a new method to solve the problem. (Transitive)

9. They tried hard to solve the problem. (Intransitive)

10. Many trees fell in the storm. (Intransitive)

11. People often fell trees indiscriminately. (Transitive)

12. He laid the bag on the table. (Transitive)

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