Question

Transitive verbs need objects. Fill in the blank using the correct option as the object of the transitive verb in the given sentence. Select 'no object' if the verb used in the sentence is intransitive:

I see some _________ playing in the ground.

• A. Lion
• B. Children
• C. Snakes
• D. No object

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Children

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

The given sentence uses the action verb 'playing'. The verb 'playing' prompts you to ask "who is playing?" and therefore it is a transitive verb and needs an object. Therefore, option D) is incorrect. From the other options, the most obvious answer is option B) children as they are most likely to be playing in a ground as compared to lions and snakes.