Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs & Complements

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Transitive verbs

Transitive verbs are always action verbs that pass their action to a noun or pronoun.

Multiple Choice

My watch stopped at 8:22.

• transitive

• intransitive

Multiple Choice

Marguerite called a meeting on Wednesday.

• transitive

• intransitive

Multiple Choice

The trainer slowly walked toward the tiger.

• transitive

• intransitive

Multiple Choice

The trainer slowly approached the tiger.

• transitive

• intransitive

Multiple Choice

My aunt seems worried about me.

• transitive

• intransitive

Multiple Select

Select the three helping verbs and submit them.

• run

• will

• blame

• did

• are

Multiple Choice

A transitive verb expresses an action directed toward a person or thing.

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Select the three verbs that express mental action

• wish

• exercise

• wait

• jog

• know

Multiple Choice

It is a verb that expresses action or tells something about the subject without passing the action to a receiver.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

Important to know

As you an see, a complement may be a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective.

An adverb is never a complement, and a complement is never part of a prepositional phrase.

Important to know

You can have a direct object without having an indirect object.

You must look for the direct object first, and then for an indirect object if there is one.

If you find an indirect object, you must have a direct object in your sentence.

Multiple Choice

He gave his sister some flowers.

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Saidi taught me to cook.

• direct object.

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

The teacher gave us a new assignment.

• direct object

• indirect object

Fill in the Blank

Classify the underlined word as indirect object or direct object: "Ruby sent Joana a letter yesterday."

Fill in the Blank

Classify the underlined word as indirect object or direct object: "The students gave me their exams."