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Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs

June 11, 2020 - A2pdf

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