Let's solve this step by step.
We are asked to determine whether the
verbs in bold are
transitive or
intransitive.
A
transitive verb requires a direct object (something that receives the action).
An
intransitive verb does not take a direct object.
To check: Ask
"What?" after the verb. If you can answer with a noun (the object), it’s transitive. If not, it’s intransitive.
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1. She was crying all day long.
- "Crying" – What is she crying? → No direct object; no thing being cried.
-
Intransitive
2. We showed her the photo album.
- "Showed" – Showed what? → The photo album.
- "The photo album" is the direct object.
-
Transitive
3. The doctor advised me to exercise regularly.
- "Advised" – Advised whom? → Me.
- "Me" is the indirect object, but the infinitive phrase "to exercise" is the complement.
- However,
"advise" is transitive when followed by an object (e.g., advise someone).
- Here, "me" is the object of the verb "advised".
- So, yes, it has an object →
Transitive
4. It was raining at that time.
- "Raining" – Rain what? → No object; rain doesn't take a direct object.
-
Intransitive
5. She laughed at the joke.
- "Laughed" – Laughed what? → No direct object.
- "At the joke" is a prepositional phrase (not a direct object).
-
Intransitive
6. She gave a cookie to the child.
- "Gave" – Gave what? → A cookie.
- "A cookie" is the direct object.
- Even though there's "to the child" (indirect object), "gave" takes a direct object →
Transitive
7. They slept in the street.
- "Slept" – Slept what? → No object.
-
Intransitive
8. I ate the cherries.
- "Ate" – Ate what? → The cherries.
- Direct object present →
Transitive
9. My father doesn’t drink coffee.
- "Drink" – Drink what? → Coffee.
- "Coffee" is the direct object →
Transitive
10. Roger cleans his bathroom often.
- "Cleans" – Cleans what? → His bathroom.
- Direct object →
Transitive
11. He always keeps his money in a wallet.
- "Keeps" – Keeps what? → His money.
- "His money" is the direct object →
Transitive
12. The train arrived.
- "Arrived" – Arrived what? → Nothing.
- No object →
Intransitive
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
Intransitive
2.
Transitive
3.
Transitive
4.
Intransitive
5.
Intransitive
6.
Transitive
7.
Intransitive
8.
Transitive
9.
Transitive
10.
Transitive
11.
Transitive
12.
Intransitive
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🔍 Explanation Summary:
-
Transitive verbs have a
direct object (answer to "what?" or "whom?").
-
Intransitive verbs do
not take a direct object.
- Some verbs (like *give*, *advise*, *keep*) are transitive because they require something to act upon.
- Verbs like *cry*, *sleep*, *arrive*, *rain* are typically intransitive — they describe actions without transferring to an object.
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