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Identify whether the verb used in the given sentence is transitive or intransitive:
Sheenu was crying all day long; Mom had given the cookie to her sister, Shuchi.
Sheenu was crying all day long; Mom had given the cookie to her sister, Shuchi.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both A and B
An action verb that is used with a direct object after it is called a transitive verb while an action verb that is not used with a direct object after it is called an intransitive verb. Transitive verbs always ask “for what?” or “for whom?”. In intransitive verbs, the subject is doing the action of the verb and there is nothing that is at the receiving end of the action performed.Examples:Transitive verbs: Call Seema Cut the cakeIntransitive verbs: She sneezed He arrived
In the given sentence, 'was crying' can also be substituted by 'cried' and the sentence would mean the same. In such cases, we can say that the verb is both transitive and intransitive. Therefore, the correct answer is option C) both A and B.
An action verb that is used with a direct object after it is called a transitive verb while an action verb that is not used with a direct object after it is called an intransitive verb. Transitive verbs always ask “for what?” or “for whom?”.
In intransitive verbs, the subject is doing the action of the verb and there is nothing that is at the receiving end of the action performed.
Examples:
Transitive verbs: Call Seema
Cut the cake
Intransitive verbs: She sneezed
He arrived
In the given sentence, 'was crying' can also be substituted by 'cried' and the sentence would mean the same. In such cases, we can say that the verb is both transitive and intransitive. Therefore, the correct answer is option C) both A and B.
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