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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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