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- Transitive Verb: A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. You can ask “What?” or “Whom?” after the verb, and there should be an answer.
> Example: She *ate* an apple. → What did she eat? → An apple. ✔ So, “ate” is transitive.
- Intransitive Verb: A verb that does not need a direct object. It makes sense on its own without anything receiving the action.
> Example: He *slept*. → What did he sleep? → Nothing. ✘ So, “slept” is intransitive.
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Now, let’s analyze each sentence:
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- Verb: *kicked*
- Ask: What did Kishor kick? → the ball
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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- Verb: *eat*
- Ask: What do I eat? → junk foods
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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- Verb: *writes*
- Ask: What does Vishnu write? → There’s no object; “neatly” is an adverb describing *how* he writes.
- ✘ No direct object → Intransitive
> 💡 Note: “Writes” can be transitive (e.g., “He writes letters”) or intransitive depending on context. Here, no object = intransitive.
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- Verb: *bought*
- Ask: What did Monisha buy? → some books
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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- Verb: *played*
- Ask: What did Prajin play? → the guitar
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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- Verb: *wrote*
- Ask: What did my uncle write? → a letter
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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- Verb: *study*
- Ask: What do we study? → No object mentioned. “In the evenings” is a time phrase (adverbial).
- ✘ No direct object → Intransitive
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- Verb: *was playing* (past continuous)
- Ask: What was she playing? → No object. “All the day long” is a duration phrase.
- ✘ No direct object → Intransitive
> 💡 Even though “play” can be transitive (“play football”), here it’s used without an object → intransitive.
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- Verb: *advised*
- Ask: Whom did the doctor advise? → Ram
- ✔ “Ram” is the direct object → Transitive
> 💡 Note: “to exercise regularly” is an infinitive phrase acting as a complement, not the object. The object is “Ram”.
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- Verb: *laughed*
- Ask: What did Pooja laugh? → Nothing. “At the joke” is a prepositional phrase indicating *why* or *at what*, not a direct object.
- ✘ No direct object → Intransitive
> 💡 “Laugh” is almost always intransitive. You laugh *at* something, but “at the joke” is not a direct object — it’s a prepositional phrase.
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## ✔ Final Answers:
1. Transitive
2. Transitive
3. Intransitive
4. Transitive
5. Transitive
6. Transitive
7. Intransitive
8. Intransitive
9. Transitive
10. Intransitive
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📚 What are Transitive and Intransitive Verbs?
- Transitive Verb: A verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. You can ask “What?” or “Whom?” after the verb, and there should be an answer.
> Example: She *ate* an apple. → What did she eat? → An apple. ✔ So, “ate” is transitive.
- Intransitive Verb: A verb that does not need a direct object. It makes sense on its own without anything receiving the action.
> Example: He *slept*. → What did he sleep? → Nothing. ✘ So, “slept” is intransitive.
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Now, let’s analyze each sentence:
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1. Kishor kicked the ball.
- Verb: *kicked*
- Ask: What did Kishor kick? → the ball
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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2. I never eat junk foods.
- Verb: *eat*
- Ask: What do I eat? → junk foods
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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3. Vishnu writes neatly.
- Verb: *writes*
- Ask: What does Vishnu write? → There’s no object; “neatly” is an adverb describing *how* he writes.
- ✘ No direct object → Intransitive
> 💡 Note: “Writes” can be transitive (e.g., “He writes letters”) or intransitive depending on context. Here, no object = intransitive.
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4. Monisha bought some books.
- Verb: *bought*
- Ask: What did Monisha buy? → some books
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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5. Prajin played the guitar.
- Verb: *played*
- Ask: What did Prajin play? → the guitar
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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6. My uncle wrote a letter.
- Verb: *wrote*
- Ask: What did my uncle write? → a letter
- ✔ Has a direct object → Transitive
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7. We usually study in the evenings.
- Verb: *study*
- Ask: What do we study? → No object mentioned. “In the evenings” is a time phrase (adverbial).
- ✘ No direct object → Intransitive
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8. She was playing all the day long.
- Verb: *was playing* (past continuous)
- Ask: What was she playing? → No object. “All the day long” is a duration phrase.
- ✘ No direct object → Intransitive
> 💡 Even though “play” can be transitive (“play football”), here it’s used without an object → intransitive.
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9. The doctor advised Ram to exercise regularly.
- Verb: *advised*
- Ask: Whom did the doctor advise? → Ram
- ✔ “Ram” is the direct object → Transitive
> 💡 Note: “to exercise regularly” is an infinitive phrase acting as a complement, not the object. The object is “Ram”.
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10. Pooja laughed at the joke.
- Verb: *laughed*
- Ask: What did Pooja laugh? → Nothing. “At the joke” is a prepositional phrase indicating *why* or *at what*, not a direct object.
- ✘ No direct object → Intransitive
> 💡 “Laugh” is almost always intransitive. You laugh *at* something, but “at the joke” is not a direct object — it’s a prepositional phrase.
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## ✔ Final Answers:
1. Transitive
2. Transitive
3. Intransitive
4. Transitive
5. Transitive
6. Transitive
7. Intransitive
8. Intransitive
9. Transitive
10. Intransitive
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