Question

State whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive.

1) Heat expands metals.
2)Metals expand on heating.
3)The driver stopped the car.
4) The car stopped abruptly.
5) You must speak the truth.
6) You must speak loudly.
7) The boy is flying the kite.
8) The birds are flying in the sky.
9) The rider broke his arm.
10) the woodcutter felled a huge tree.

Answer 1

Transitive verbs are action verbs that require a direct object to complete their meaning, while intransitive verbs do not require a direct object. Let's classify the verbs in the provided sentences as transitive or intransitive:

Heat expands metals.

Transitive (expands) - The verb "expands" requires a direct object "metals."

Metals expand on heating.

Intransitive (expand) - The verb "expand" does not require a direct object.

The driver stopped the car.

Transitive (stopped) - The verb "stopped" requires a direct object "the car."

The car stopped abruptly.

Intransitive (stopped) - The verb "stopped" does not require a direct object.

You must speak the truth.

Transitive (speak) - The verb "speak" requires a direct object "the truth."

You must speak loudly.

Intransitive (speak) - The verb "speak" does not require a direct object.

The boy is flying the kite.

Transitive (flying) - The verb "flying" requires a direct object "the kite."

The birds are flying in the sky.

Intransitive (flying) - The verb "flying" does not require a direct object.

The rider broke his arm.

Transitive (broke) - The verb "broke" requires a direct object "his arm."

The woodcutter felled a huge tree.

Transitive (felled) - The verb "felled" requires a direct object "a huge tree."

In summary:

Transitive verbs: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

Intransitive verbs: 2, 4, 6, 8