Question

Which sentence has an intransitive verb?

- Ice hockey is an exciting sport
- The goalie guards the entire goal area
- Players smash the puck with great strength and accuracy
- Last night the puck hit the referee

Answer 1

The answer is Ice hockey is an exciting sport

Answer 2

- Ice hockey is an exciting sport

Step-by-step explanation:

Intransitive verbs do not take a direct object, so there is no expression that indicates who or what receives the action of the verb.

The rest of the verbs are transitive, in which case, for the sentence to make sense, there must be a direct object that receives the action: the entire goal area, the puck and the referee.