Identify the verbs in the following sentences as transitive or intransitive:
1. The mailman delivered the letter next door.
2. James calls his friends on the weekends.
3. The children played in the morning.
4. The Marlins lost their last game.
5. My mother usually makes coffee in the morning.
6. The soldiers celebrated last week.
7. Andres went to the beach last Sunday.
8. They stood in line for hours waiting for the doors to open.
9. Maribel inherited one million dollars.
10. He showed us his wedding album.
11. The teacher arrived because it was time for the class to begin.
12. Tom forgot his homework at home.
13. When will you teach us the new vocabulary?
14. Tell him your story.
15. The manager offered his employees a pay raise.
Answers
Answer:
A transitive verb is one that is used with an object: a noun, phrase, or pronoun that refers to the person or thing that is affected by the action of the verb. In the following sentences, admire, maintain, face, and love are transitive verbs:
I admire your courage.
We need to maintain product quality.
I couldn’t face him today.
She loves animals.
Some transitive verbs can be used with a direct object and an indirect object:
Liz brought
her
a glass of water.
[indirect object]
[direct object]
He sent
her
a letter.
[indirect object]
[direct object]
Answer:
1. delivered - transitive verb
2. calls - transitive verb
3. played - intransitive verb
4. lost - transitive verb
5. makes - transitive verb
6. celebrated - intransitive verb
7. went - intransitive verb
8. stood, waiting - intransitive verb
9. inherited - intransitive verb
10. show - transitive verb
11. arrived - intransitive verb
12. forgot - transitive verb
13. teach - transitive verb
14. tell - transitive verb
15. offered - transitive verb