2.12 Verbs (Page108-109)

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

*A verb that takes a direct object to complete its meaning is a transitive verb.

He spoke to me.

*A verb that does not need a direct object to complete its meaning is an intransitive verb.

She laughed loudly

A. Underline the transitive verbs and circle the intransitive verbs in these sentences.

1. He wrote a letter.

2. Sam worked in a retail store.

3. Janet studies medicine at the University.

4. Linda sings beautifully.

5. Paul went to the mall last evening.

6. He slept heavily.

7. Gina was a famous artist.

8. Tim learned to swim last summer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. Underline the direct object in each sentence. (Page 109)

1. Michelle loves ice-cream and chocolates.

2. She eats ice-cream almost every day.

3. Her sister, Meg, does not like sweets.

4. Meg gave Michelle a box of chocolate on her birthday.

5. Michelle found the box under her pillow in the morning.

6. Meg received a book as a gift  form Michelle.

7. Meg enjoys reading.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. Complete these sentences. Use the correct Past Tense form of the verb in the brackets. (Page 109-110)

1. Tom ….lived…. in a house on the side of a hill. (live)

2. Tom …thought…. his house was nice. (think)

3. One day, he ….looked…. across the valley at his house. (look)

4. He …began… to pedal back to his house. (begin)

5. He ….saw…. sometime that ….made…. him stop. (see, make)

6. The rays of the sun ….fell…. on the windows of his house. (fall)

7. The windows ….shined…. like a thousand rainbows. (shine)

8. Tom ….felt…. that his house ….seemed…. a magical place. (feel, seem)