5. Verbs Flashcards
(21 cards)
What do transitive verbs need to complete their meaning?
A direct object.
What do intransitive verbs not have?
A direct object.
What type of verb is ‘received’ in the sentence ‘I received your letter in the morning’?
Transitive
‘received’ takes an object, which is ‘your letter’.
What is the object of the verb in the sentence ‘I am going to send her some flowers’?
some flowers
‘her’ is the indirect object.
What type of verb is ‘changed’ in the sentence ‘He changed a lot since he got married’?
Intransitive
What type of verb is ‘woke’ in the sentence ‘The loud voice woke me’?
Transitive
‘woke’ takes an object, which is ‘me’.
What type of verb is ‘woke up’ in the sentence ‘Suddenly the child woke up’?
Intransitive
What is the verb in the sentence ‘Let’s discuss your plans’?
discuss
‘discuss’ is a transitive verb taking ‘your plans’ as its object.
What type of verb is ‘chased’ in the sentence ‘The boy chased the dog’?
Transitive
‘chased’ takes an object, which is ‘the dog’.
What type of verb is ‘is sleeping’ in the sentence ‘The dog is sleeping peacefully’?
Intransitive
What type of verb is ‘was blowing’ in the sentence ‘The wind was blowing fiercely’?
Intransitive
What type of verb is ‘was blowing’ in the sentence ‘The wind was blowing the leaves fiercely’?
Transitive
‘was blowing’ takes an object, which is ‘the leaves’.
What type of verb is ‘stopped’ in the sentence ‘The driver stopped the car’?
Transitive
‘stopped’ takes an object, which is ‘the car’.
What type of verb is ‘is flying’ in the sentence ‘The boy is flying the kite’?
Transitive
‘is flying’ takes an object, which is ‘the kite’.
What type of verb is ‘wrote’ in the sentence ‘The learners wrote wonderful stories’?
Transitive
‘wrote’ takes an object, which is ‘wonderful stories’.
What type of verb is ‘enjoy’ in the sentence ‘Some students enjoy reading’?
Transitive
‘enjoy’ takes an object, which is ‘reading’.
What type of verb is ‘advise’ in the sentence ‘Youth counsellors advise young people’?
Transitive
‘advise’ takes an object, which is ‘young people’.
What type of verb is ‘designed’ in the sentence ‘Our group designed a poster about a games club’?
Transitive
‘designed’ takes an object, which is ‘a poster’.
What type of verb is ‘laughed’ in the sentence ‘The group laughed loudly’?
Intransitive
What type of verb is ‘swam’ in the sentence ‘The athlete swam lengths in the pool’?
Transitive
‘swam’ takes an object, which is ‘lengths’.
What type of verb is ‘encouraged’ in the sentence ‘The soccer coach encouraged the players at the match’?
Transitive
‘encouraged’ takes an object, which is ‘the players’.
