Last week, we learned about transitive and intransitive verb, and now, we are going to do a quiz on that topic. On these 10 sentences, you are to decide whether the verbs I write in ALL CAPS are transitive or intransitive.
- The farmer didn’t GO to her ricefield this morning.
- The stars SPARKLE so bright.
- He made everybody swear to KEEP the secret.
- I DRAW a square on the paper.
- We failed to get the discount because the sale has ENDED.
- The student STOPS the bus and climbs up.
- We AGREED to meet up next week.
- I sit still and LISTEN to the sound of an approaching car.
- Catey DRAWS for a living.
- Hank ENDED the livestream five minutes ago.
Below are the tweets from our #EngQuiz session on this topic. You can scroll through them to find the answer.
Compiled and written by @Fafafin for @EnglishTips4U on November 17, 2016.
In this post, we will talk about transitive and intransitive verb and how those two differ. Let’s cut to the chase!
A transitive verb requires an object.
“I carry a stick.”
In the sentence above, carry is the transitive verb and a stick is the noun that acts as the object in that sentence. The object following the transitive verb can be a noun, phrase, or pronoun that is affected by the action of the verb. It always answers the question “What?” – What do I carry? I carry a stick. Using a transitive verb without an object will make an incomplete sentence – simply saying “I carry” without an object would not make sense.
Quickanddirtytips.com has a tip for remembering the name of the verb: think of a transitive verb as transferring their action to the object.
An intransitive verb don’t have a direct object receiving the action. It can be followed by an adverb or a prepositional phrase, but it can never be followed by a noun.
The sentence is complete without an object. Therefore, sit is an intransitive verb.