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(c) ______________ dinner (k) ______________ a shower
(d) ______________ to bed (l) ______________ shopping
(e) ______________TV (m) ______________ a newspaper
(f) ______________ home (n) ______________ the clothes
(g) ______________ breakfast (o) ______________ dressed
(h) ______________ to work (p) ______________ lunch
Mastering Grammar
A transitive verb is a type of verb that needs an object to make complete sense of
the action being performed by the subject.
An intransitive verb is a verb that does not necessarily require an object to make
sense of the action being performed by the subject in a sentence or a context.
Transitive
We always eat breakfast early in the morning.
I was stung by a bee.
She studied the worksheets thoroughly.
Intransitive
We always eat early in the morning.
Bees sting if they are provoked.
She studied for her graduate exam.
1. State whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive.
1. She advised me to consult a doctor.
2. Let’s invite your cousins as well.
3. I waited for an hour.
4. I received your letter in the morning
5. I am going to send her some flowers
6. He has changed a lot since he got married.
7. Suddenly the child woke up.
8. The loud noise woke me.
9. Let’s discuss your plans.
10. I heard a lovely song in the morning.
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