Grammar exercise sheet featuring twenty sentences for students to categorize as either transitive or intransitive.

Let's solve this exercise by identifying whether each sentence contains a transitive or intransitive verb.

🔹 Definitions:

- Transitive Verb: A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
Example: *She wrote a letter.* ("wrote" needs "a letter" to make sense).
- Intransitive Verb: A verb that does not take a direct object.
Example: *He sleeps.* ("sleeps" doesn't need an object).

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Now, let’s go through each sentence:

1. I opened the door for my mom.
→ "opened" has a direct object: the door.
✔ TRANSITIVE

2. I never sleep in class.
→ "sleep" has no object; it's just an action.
✔ INTRANSITIVE

3. Sally runs fast.
→ "runs" has no object.
✔ INTRANSITIVE

4. I bought some books.
→ "bought" has a direct object: some books.
✔ TRANSITIVE

5. She sold flowers at the market.
→ "sold" has a direct object: flowers.
✔ TRANSITIVE

6. He played the trumpet.
→ "played" is followed by an instrument (trumpet), but "play" can be transitive when referring to playing an instrument.
→ Here, the trumpet is the object being played.
✔ TRANSITIVE

7. She writes letters to her friends.
→ "writes" has a direct object: letters.
✔ TRANSITIVE

8. John studies in the morning.
→ "studies" has no object; it's just an action.
✔ INTRANSITIVE

9. The museum has many famous paintings.
→ "has" is a transitive verb with object: paintings.
✔ TRANSITIVE

10. My dog barks a lot.
→ "barks" has no object.
✔ INTRANSITIVE

11. When we arrived, nobody was there to greet us.
→ "arrived" has no object.
✔ INTRANSITIVE

12. I bought a bicycle yesterday.
→ "bought" has a direct object: a bicycle.
✔ TRANSITIVE

13. She reads books to help her fall asleep.
→ "reads" has a direct object: books.
✔ TRANSITIVE

14. Jim is studying so don’t make any noise.
→ "studying" has no object.
✔ INTRANSITIVE

15. She wrote an essay about her trip to France.
→ "wrote" has a direct object: an essay.
✔ TRANSITIVE

16. She sat down to wait for her friends.
→ "sat" is intransitive (no object). "Wait" is also intransitive here.
✔ INTRANSITIVE

17. The children kicked the ball around.
→ "kicked" has a direct object: the ball.
✔ TRANSITIVE

18. My father turned off the light and went to sleep.
→ "turned off" is a phrasal verb with object: the light → transitive.
→ "went" is intransitive. But the main verb here is turned, which takes an object.
✔ TRANSITIVE

19. The bus stopped suddenly.
→ "stopped" has no object.
✔ INTRANSITIVE

20. He put on his rain coat because it was raining.
→ "put on" is a phrasal verb with object: his rain coat → transitive.
✔ TRANSITIVE

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✔ Final Answers:

| # | Sentence | Type |
|---|--------|------|
| 1 | I opened the door for my mom. | TRANSITIVE |
| 2 | I never sleep in class. | INTRANSITIVE |
| 3 | Sally runs fast. | INTRANSITIVE |
| 4 | I bought some books. | TRANSITIVE |
| 5 | She sold flowers at the market. | TRANSITIVE |
| 6 | He played the trumpet. | TRANSITIVE |
| 7 | She writes letters to her friends. | TRANSITIVE |
| 8 | John studies in the morning. | INTRANSITIVE |
| 9 | The museum has many famous paintings. | TRANSITIVE |
|10 | My dog barks a lot. | INTRANSITIVE |
|11 | When we arrived, nobody was there to greet us. | INTRANSITIVE |
|12 | I bought a bicycle yesterday. | TRANSITIVE |
|13 | She reads books to help her fall asleep. | TRANSITIVE |
|14 | Jim is studying so don’t make any noise. | INTRANSITIVE |
|15 | She wrote an essay about her trip to France. | TRANSITIVE |
|16 | She sat down to wait for her friends. | INTRANSITIVE |
|17 | The children kicked the ball around. | TRANSITIVE |
|18 | My father turned off the light and went to sleep. | TRANSITIVE |
|19 | The bus stopped suddenly. | INTRANSITIVE |
|20 | He put on his rain coat because it was raining. | TRANSITIVE |

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📝 Summary:

- Transitive Verbs (11): 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20
- Intransitive Verbs (9): 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 19

✔ All sentences have been correctly classified based on whether the verb takes a direct object.

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