Pick out the verbs in the following sentanceand say whether they are transitive or intransitive.
1) they looked very anxious.
2)I bought a new shirt and pants for the wedding of my sister
3)he spoke at the top of the voice
4) the watchman was yawning in the morning.
5)his father scolded him for his poor performance in the examinations.
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1.Looked(intransitive verb)
2.Bought(transitive verb)
3.Spoke(intransitive)
4.Yawning(intransitive)
5.Scolded(intransitive)
transitive verbs are related with objects while intransitive word are not related with objects.
When we use a word like "bought",we are talking about buying something or some object.So,it is an intransitive word.But when we used words like spoke,yawn,scolded,these words are not related with objects but only people ,so these are intransitive.
2.Bought(transitive verb)
3.Spoke(intransitive)
4.Yawning(intransitive)
5.Scolded(intransitive)
transitive verbs are related with objects while intransitive word are not related with objects.
When we use a word like "bought",we are talking about buying something or some object.So,it is an intransitive word.But when we used words like spoke,yawn,scolded,these words are not related with objects but only people ,so these are intransitive.
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