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True or False? A transitive verb must have an object.
True
Which sentence contains a transitive verb? A) "We arrived late to the meeting." B) "She found an interesting book."
B) "She found an interesting book."
Choose the correct word: "I spoke to my grandmother, and she _______ us about her childhood." A) talked B) told
B) told
Which verb can be both transitive and intransitive? A) Move B) Exist C) Happen
A) Move
Which sentence is incorrect? A) "They will send you an email." B) "They will send an email." C) "They will send."
C) "They will send." (A transitive verb must have an object.)
Fill in the blank: "Despite it being closing time, the man _______ to leave the store."
refused
Identify the intransitive verb: "After the long journey, we finally arrived at our destination."
arrived
Which verb is always intransitive? A) Run B) Exist C) Speak
B) Exist
Which sentence is incorrect? Why? A) "She runs a small business from home." B) "A river runs through our village." C) "My friend runs himself every morning."
Fill in the blank with the correct transitive verb: "Thanks for meeting with me today. I'd like to _______ your plans for the new music venue."
discuss
Correct the mistake: "My friend Jason runs himself around the park every day."
"My friend Jason runs around the park every day." (Remove "himself" as "run" is intransitive here.)
Fix the mistake: "We went into the private room, but the security guard instructed to leave immediately."
"We went into the private room, but the security guard instructed us to leave immediately." (A transitive verb needs an object.)
Why is this sentence incorrect? Correct it. "I found it difficult to make friends at college until my roommate introduced to her friends from the football team."
"introduced" is transitive and needs an object.
Correct this sentence. "I found it difficult to make friends at college until my roommate introduced to her friends from the football team."
..roommate introduced me to her friends from the football team.
Which sentence is correct in the passive voice? A) "Someone stole our car from outside the house." → "Our car was stolen from outside the house." B) "They arrived late to the meeting." → "Late to the meeting was arrived."
"Our car was stolen from outside the house." (Only transitive verbs can be passive.)
Which sentence has both a direct and an indirect object? A) "She gave her brother a book for his birthday." B) "She gave a book for his birthday."
A) "She gave her brother (indirect) a book (direct)."
