Question

identify kind of verb.

john sang a song

a)intransitive b)transitive
c)auxiliary d)weak

Answer 1

Intransitive verb because we not know he sang which song.

Answer 2

Answer:

The given sentence is : - John sang a song.

• It is an Intransitive verb but due to Cognate Object the above sentence has turned into a Transitive verb. So we can say Intransitive verb can be Transitive, if it takes a cognate object.

• Cognate Object means verb and object are originated from same root word. Here 'sang' and 'song' have formed from the same word 'sing'.

• Here main verb is 'sang' and the given sentence is an example Simple Past Tense. 'Sang' is past form of 'sing'.

• Examples : They slept a sound sleep. Brutus stabbed Caesar. Bina sang a sweet song.