An Easy Approach To Grammar and Composition||Class 4|| Verbs : Intransitive & Transitive||

■ INTRANSITIVE VERBS :

An intransitive verb is a verb that states an action

limited to its subject.

Example :

1. Ants fight fiercely .

2. Birds fly in the sky .

■ TRANSITIVE VERBS :

A transitive verb is a verb that states an action

affecting a noun other than its subject. Put the

question what ? or whom ? after the verb, the

answer you get is the object.

Example :

1. Mohan sold some books.

2. She dresses her hair.

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A. Underline the verb in each sentence and write

it in the blank wheather it is transitive or

intransitive :

1. The child cried aloud out of fear.

🅰️ Intransitive

2. The girl fixed a hair-clip to her hair. 

🅰️ Transitive

3. A severe famine occurred in the dry region.

🅰️ Intransitive

4. The lost child wept bitterly for his parents. 

🅰️ Intransitive

5. The mouse looked at the snake in fear.

🅰️ Intransitive

6. You are wasting your money on this project. 

🅰️ Transitive

7. The door squeaked when pushed inside. 

🅰️ Intransitive

8. The girl ran across the road quite fast.

🅰️ Transitive

9. He has committed a big folly.

🅰️ Transitive

10. The snake-charmer showed his show.

🅰️ Intransitive