Question

17. Identify the sentence with a transitive verb.
a. She slept early yesterday.
b. She bought a book yesterday.
c. She stood there for a long time yesterday.
d. She went home yesterday.

Answer 1

Answer:

She bought a book yesterday.

Answer 2

Option b. She bought a book yesterday. -This is the answer.

Explanation:

• There are two types of verbs -transitive and intransitive verbs.
• Transitive verbs are those verbs with an object. That is they are action verbs with a noun linked to it.
• For example: He ate a cake in the party. In this sentence we see that the verb is 'ate' and an object 'cake' is linked with it. Therefore 'ate' is a transitive verb in this sentence.
• Intransitive verbs are those verbs that do not have any object.
• For example: He ate well in the party. In this sentence we see that the verb 'ate' does not have an object. There is no noun linked with it. Therefore it is an intransitive verb in this sentence.
• In the given sentence only option b. we have an object along with the verb 'bought'. The object is 'book'. Hence it is a transitive verb.
• In the other options a, c and d there is no noun linked with the verbs -'slept', 'stood' and 'went'.