Students can use this exercise to practice distinguishing between transitive and intransitive verbs in context.

Let's solve this step-by-step. The task is to determine 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 kicked the ball.* ("kicked" needs "the ball" — the direct object)
- Intransitive Verb: A verb that does not require a direct object.
- Example: *He ran.* ("ran" doesn't need an object)

Now, let’s go through each sentence and identify whether the underlined verb (implied to be the main verb in each) is transitive (T) or intransitive (I).

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1. When he arrived, nobody was there to greet him.
→ *arrived* – no object; it's just about the action of arriving.
✔ I (intransitive)

2. I bought a bicycle so I can go to school faster.
→ *bought* – has a direct object: "a bicycle"
✔ T (transitive)

3. The boy laughed so much that milk came out of his nose.
→ *laughed* – no object; laughing doesn’t take an object.
✔ I (intransitive)

4. He reads books to help him fall asleep.
→ *reads* – has a direct object: "books"
✔ T (transitive)

5. Jim is sleeping so don’t be so loud.
→ *sleeping* – no object; sleeping is an intransitive action.
✔ I (intransitive)

6. When I get down, I like to sleep on my back.
→ *get down* – “down” is an adverbial phrase, not an object. No direct object.
✔ I (intransitive)

7. In order to catch up on work, she stays at work late.
→ *stays* – no object; "at work" is a prepositional phrase.
✔ I (intransitive)

8. She sat down patiently, waiting for her homework.
→ *sat* – "down" is an adverb; no object.
✔ I (intransitive)

9. 10. For about an hour, they passed the ball back and forth.
→ *passed* – has a direct object: "the ball"
✔ T (transitive)

10. The family turned off the light and went to sleep.
→ *turned* – "off" is part of a phrasal verb; but what did they turn? "the light" → object present
✔ T (transitive)

11. We moved the tables next to each other.
→ *moved* – has direct object: "the tables"
✔ T (transitive)

12. The guys ran on the winter boots because it’s so cold outside.
→ *ran* – "on the winter boots" is a prepositional phrase; no direct object.
✔ I (intransitive)

13. They waited but nobody helped them find their room.
→ *waited* – no object; "wait" is intransitive
✔ I (intransitive)

14. The man stepped abruptly.
→ *stepped* – no object; adverb "abruptly" modifies the verb
✔ I (intransitive)

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Final Answers:

1. I
2. T
3. I
4. T
5. I
6. I
7. I
8. I
9. T
10. T
11. T
12. I
13. I
14. I

✔ Completed!

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