Question

Exercise: Underline the verbs in the given sentences and identify whether the verb is transitive or intransitive:-
1) The gardener plucked flowers from the garden.
2) I baked a chocolate cake today.
3) Harsh slept for a long time yesterday.
4) Yashika finally got her passport.
5)Karika disagreed.
6) Khushi welcomed the guests.
7)Kiran explained the concept to me.
8) We screamed at the top of our voice.
9)We visited the theatre last evening.
10)My mother appreciated the drawing I made.
11)The ball hit me.
12)The child cried loudly.
13)Anant loves pizza.
14)Saanvi has grown many plants in her house.
15)Nivesh was absent yesterday.
16)Dr. Verma is my uncle.
17)Mayank washes his car every week.
18)The cat chased the mouse.
19)The glass broke.
20)The farmer sold potatoes to me.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. plucked ( transitive ) object> flowers.

2. baked ( transitive) > a chocolate cake> indirect object.

3. slept ( Intransitive) > followed by pp complement

Explanation:

4. got ( transitive) > her passport ; indirect object.

5. disagreed ( intransitive) neither followed by object/complement.

6. welcomed ( transitive) > her guest ( object)

7. explained ( Di-transitive); the concept ( object) ; to me ( Prepositional object)

8. screamed ( Intransitive) > followed by Prepositional phrase as complement.

9. visited ( transitive) ; the theater ( object)

10. appreciated ( transitive) followed by indirect object.

11. hit ( transitive) followed by direct object, (me).

12. cried ( Intransitive) followed by Adverb as complement.

13. loves ( transitive) followed by indirect object, ( pizza).

14. has grown ( transitive) followed by indirect object, ( many plants).

15. was ( Intransitive ) was is, coupular verb/ linking verb and just joins Subject and predicate.

16. is ( linking verb) same as before. ( vide no. 15)

17. washes ( transitive) followed by indirect object, his car and Adverbial phrase.

18. chased ( transitive) followed by direct object > the mouse.

19. broke ( intransitive) > not followed by object nor complement.

20. sold ( transitive) followed by indirect object, ( potatoes) and Prepositional object, (me).