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Exercise B2-12
Linking, transitive, and intransitive verbs
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Indicate whether the underlined verb in each sentence is linking (followed by a subject complement), transitive (followed by a direct object), or intransitive (followed by an adverb, an adverb phrase, or nothing at all).
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Example
1 of 10
Correct. The transitive verb
has is followed by its direct object,
fear. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry. The verb
has is transitive; its direct object is the noun
fear. If the verb were linking, the noun
fear would rename the subject,
person. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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2 of 10
Correct. The intransitive verb
ran is followed by an adverbial prepositional phrase. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry. The verb
ran is intransitive. It is followed by an adverbial prepositional phrase, not by a direct object. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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3 of 10
Correct. The linking verb
is is followed by a subject complement, the adjective
late. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry. The verb
is is linking; it is followed by a subject complement, the adjective
late, which describes the subject. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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4 of 10
Correct. The linking verb
does feel is followed by a subject complement, the adjective
warm. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry.
Does feel is a linking verb. (
Feel is one of those tricky verbs that may or may not be linking.) One clue that the verb is linking is that it is followed by a subject complement, the adjective
warm. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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5 of 10
Correct. The intransitive verb
began is followed by an adverbial prepositional phrase. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry. The verb
began is intransitive. It is followed by an adverbial prepositional phrase, not a direct object. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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6 of 10
Correct. The transitive verb
observed is followed by its direct object,
effect. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry. The verb
observed is transitive; its direct object is the noun
effect. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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7 of 10
Correct. The transitive verb
follows is followed by its direct object,
denial. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry. The verb
follows is transitive; its direct object is
denial. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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8 of 10
Correct. The intransitive verb
waited is followed by adverbial prepositional phrases. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry. In this sentence, the verb
waited is intransitive. It is followed by adverbial prepositional phrases, not by a direct object. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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9 of 10
Correct. The linking verb
became is followed by a subject complement,
my second home. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry. The verb
became is linking. It is followed by a subject complement (
my second home), which renames the subject (
car). For more help, see section
B2-b.
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10 of 10
Correct. In this sentence,
quit is an intransitive verb; it is followed by neither a direct object nor a subject complement. For more help, see section
B2-b.
Sorry.
Quit is intransitive in this sentence. It is followed by neither a direct object nor a subject complement. For more help, see section
B2-b.
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