Question

State whether the verbs in the following sentences are used transitively or intransitively.

1. Heat expands metals.
Transitive
Intransitive
2. Metals expand on heating.
Transitive
Intransitive
3. The driver stopped the car.
Transitive
Intransitive
4. The car stopped abruptly.
Transitive
Intransitive
5. You must speak the truth.
Transitive
Intransitive
6. You must speak loudly.
Transitive
Intransitive
7. The boy is flying the kite.
Transitive
Intransitive
8. The birds are flying in the sky.
Transitive
Intransitive
9. The rider fell off the horse and broke his arm.
Transitive
Intransitive
10. The woodcutter felled a huge tree.
Transitive
Intransitive
11. The explosion sank the ship.
Transitive
Intransitive
12. The ship sank suddenly.
Transitive
Intransitiv​

Answer 1

1. Intransitive
2. Transitive
3. Transitive
4. Intransitive
5. Transitive
6. Intransitive
7. Transitive
8. Transitive
9. Transitive
10. Transitive
11. Transitive
12. Intransitive

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Intransitive

2. Transitive

3. Transitive

4. Intransitive

5. Transitive

6. Intransitive

7. Transitive

8. Transitive

9. Transitive

10. Transitive

11. Transitive

12. Intransitive

Explanation: