Question

The woman was scared.
(State whether the sentence is transitive or intransitive verb)​

Answer 1

Answer:

intransitive verb because there is no object

Answer 2

The woman was scared is an intransitive verb.

Explanation:

• A verb is a part of speech that describes an action. It is a doing word. In some verbs the action in the sentence is transferred from the subject to the object.  

• We can assume who receives the action by reading the sentence. Such verbs are called transitive verbs. They can usually be converted from the active voice to the passive voice.

• However there are certain verbs which are not followed by objects. These verbs do not have any receiver for their action. These verbs are called intransitive verb.  

• The given sentence, ‘The woman was scared’ does not have an object hence the verb is an intransitive verb.