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5. The guests at the dinner ________________________ when the hosts themselves weren’t
present to greet them at the door.
6. ‘Why did you call me at 3 a.m. if nothing ________________________?’ Ellie asked her sister
irritably.

Grammar

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

You have read that transitive verbs need an object to complete their meaning while intransitive verbs
do not need an object to do so. Sometimes, intransitive verbs need a subject complement or any
other word(s) to complete their meaning, but never an object. For example,

transitive verb object intransitive verb

1. Rigzin picked up his towel. 1. Rigzin yelled.

transitive verb indirect object direct object intransitive verb subject complement

2. A tiger skin fetches the poacher thousands of rupees. 2. Rigzin felt concerned.

A. Write whether the main verbs in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive. Circle
the objects of the transitive verbs.
1. The children quickly shut the door.
2. How did the villagers save the calf?

3. You cannot swim in a private pool without permission.
4. The Australian hockey team won the World Cup.

5. Raksha joined all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle.
6. Where have you put the keys to the car?
7. Let the dog run in the park.

8. The people nodded in agreement to the minister’s words.
9. Let’s kill the leopard.
10. The family sold all the expensive furniture in the house.

11. What will you give Akshit for his birthday?
12. The actor bowed before the audience at the end of the play.
13. The team should take a bow for their splendid performance in the tournament.

14. Geolin was the only one brave enough to approach the howling dog.

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