Question

oysters take in a grain of sand ( underline the verb and say whether Transitive or Intransitive)

Answer 1

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Take is the verb.

It is transitive.

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Answer 2

Oysters take in a grain of sand. -Transitive verb.

About transitive and intransitive verbs:

• 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, we have the verb 'take'. It has an object associated with it.  That is the noun 'grain' is linked with 'take'.
• Thus the verb 'take' here is transitive verb.