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Alexander the great built the city of alexandria in egypt. What kind of verb is in built.

A. Intransitive verb

B. VerbPhrase

C. Linking Verb

D. Transitive Verb

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It is a transitive verb, Just got it right on a test

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Answer: D. Transitive Verb

The verb built in the sentence 'Alexander the great built the city of Alexandria in Egypt' is a transitive verb because it needs an object, in this case 'the city of Alexandria'. This same verb (to build) can be used as intransitive in a different case: 'Are they going to build on this land? ', it does not need an object.

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