Grammar worksheet asking students to identify transitive and intransitive verbs in a list of sentences.

Let's solve Exercise 1 step by step.

We are asked to:
- Identify transitive and intransitive verbs in each sentence.
- Name the object of each transitive verb.

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🔹 Definitions:

- Transitive Verb: A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
Example: *I killed a snake.* → "killed" is transitive, and "a snake" is the object.

- Intransitive Verb: A verb that does not take a direct object.
Example: *The ship sank.* → "sank" is intransitive (no object).

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Now, let’s analyze each sentence:

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1. I killed a snake.

- Verb: *killed*
- Type: Transitive (it has a direct object)
- Object: *a snake*

✔ Answer:
- Transitive verb: killed
- Object: a snake

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2. The ship sank.

- Verb: *sank*
- Type: Intransitive (no object; just describes an action without affecting something else)

✔ Answer:
- Intransitive verb: sank
- No object

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3. She jumped into the well.

- Verb: *jumped*
- Type: Intransitive
- Even though there's a prepositional phrase ("into the well"), it does not have a direct object.
- "Jumped" doesn't act on a noun directly.

✔ Answer:
- Intransitive verb: jumped
- No object

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4. She spoke slowly.

- Verb: *spoke*
- Type: Intransitive
- "Spoke" is not followed by a direct object. "Slowly" is an adverb modifying the verb.

✔ Answer:
- Intransitive verb: spoke
- No object

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5. The sun rose in the East.

- Verb: *rose*
- Type: Intransitive
- "Rose" is the past tense of "rise", which is an intransitive verb (does not take an object).
- "in the East" is a prepositional phrase indicating location.

✔ Answer:
- Intransitive verb: rose
- No object

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6. I broke the plates.

- Verb: *broke*
- Type: Transitive
- Object: *the plates*
- The action of breaking is done to the plates.

✔ Answer:
- Transitive verb: broke
- Object: the plates

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7. The play lasted an hour.

- Verb: *lasted*
- Type: Intransitive
- "Lasted" is an intransitive verb here. It refers to duration, but "an hour" is not a direct object—it's a time expression.
- You can't say "The play lasted [something]?" as if "an hour" is receiving the action.

✔ Answer:
- Intransitive verb: lasted
- No object

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8. This pen costs five rupees.

- Verb: *costs*
- Type: Intransitive
- "Costs" is often considered intransitive because it does not take a direct object in the traditional sense.
- "Five rupees" is the amount, not the object of the verb.
- However, note: Some grammarians consider "cost" as transitive with price as the object. But traditionally, "cost" is treated as intransitive when used with a price.

But let's clarify:

> Actually, "cost" is a transitive verb, but it takes a noun or amount as its object — in this case, "five rupees" is the object.

So:
- Verb: *costs*
- Type: Transitive
- Object: *five rupees*

💡 This is a common point of confusion.
✔ "Cost" is transitive — it acts upon the cost/price.

Example:
- "The book costs $10." → "$10" is the object.

So, even though it's abstract, it is a direct object.

✔ Answer:
- Transitive verb: costs
- Object: five rupees

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✔ Final Answers:

| Sentence | Verb | Type | Object |
|--------|----------|----------------|----------------|
| 1 | killed | Transitive | a snake |
| 2 | sank | Intransitive | — |
| 3 | jumped | Intransitive | — |
| 4 | spoke | Intransitive | — |
| 5 | rose | Intransitive | — |
| 6 | broke | Transitive | the plates |
| 7 | lasted | Intransitive | — |
| 8 | costs | Transitive | five rupees |

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📝 Summary:

- Transitive Verbs: killed, broke, costs
- Objects: a snake, the plates, five rupees
- Intransitive Verbs: sank, jumped, spoke, rose, lasted

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✔ Final Answer:

1. killed – Transitive, Object: *a snake*
2. sank – Intransitive
3. jumped – Intransitive
4. spoke – Intransitive
5. rose – Intransitive
6. broke – Transitive, Object: *the plates*
7. lasted – Intransitive
8. costs – Transitive, Object: *five rupees*