Question

Q: Write 'T' fro Transitive verb and T for Intransitive verb.

1. When he arrived, nobody was there to greet him. (1)
2. I bought a bicycle so I can go to school faster.
3. The boy laughed so much that milk came out of his nose.
4. He reads books to help him fall asleep.C
5. Jim is sleeping so don't be so loud. C)
6. When I lie down, I like to sleep on my back. C)
7. In order to catch up in class, she wrote an essay. C)
8. The man sneezed so hard that he fell from his chair.
9. She sat down patiently waiting for her homework.
10. For about an hour, they passed the ball back and forth.
11. The family turned off the light and went to sleep.C
12. We moved the tables next to each other.​

Answer 1

1. to arrive - intransitive, to greet - transitive

2. to buy - transitive, to go - intransitive

3. to laugh - intransitive, to come (out) - intransitive

4. to read - transitive, to fall (asleep) - intransitive

5. to sleep - intransitive, to be - intransitive

6. to lie (down) - intransitive, to like - transitive; to sleep - intransitive verb, here used as the object of the verb to like.

7. to catch (up) - intransitive, to write - transitive

8. to sneeze - intransitive, to fall - intransitive

9. to sit (down) - intransitive, to wait - intransitive

10. to pass - transitive

11. to turn (off) - transitive, to go - intransitive, to sleep - intransitive

12. to move - transitive

Step-by-step explanation:

Depending on whether a verb requires an object or not, it can be transitive or intransitive.

Transitive verbs are verbs that require an object - the recipient of the action expressed by the verb. For example, in the first sentence, we have the verb to greet. If the object was omitted, the verb wouldn't make much sense. We need the information about who is greeted.

Intransitive verbs are the opposite - they don't require an object, i.e. can't be used with it. For example, the verb to arrive doesn't require an object. It doesn't express an action that needs a recipient.

Some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive depending on the context.