Transitive/Intransitive Verbs
How do we know if a verb is transitive or intransitive?
Transitive verbs have a direct object. Intransitive verbs do not.
A prepositional phrase begins with a ________________ and includes the _______________ of the preposition along with all its modifiers.
preposition, object
An indirect object receives the action ______________.
indirectly
Coordinating conjunctions join parts of a sentence that are _______________ (equal, different, colorful).
equal
Compound subjects, predicates, direct objects, and indirect objects are joined by __________________ (hyphens, linking verbs, conjunctions)
conjunctions
"To be" verbs (am, are, was, were, etc.) are always _____________________ (transitive, intransitive).
Intransitive!
Only action verbs can be transitive because only action verbs have direct objects. Since "to be" verbs are not action verbs, they will never have a direct object and therefore will always be intransitive.
State the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
There is a monster under my bed.
under my bed
What is the indirect object in the following sentence:
I gave my mom flowers .
mom
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
State whether the following sentence has a compound subject, predicate, or both
My sister and I ate cake and brownies.
Compound subject
*If you thought this had both, remember that "cake and browines" are direct objects not verbs.
Tell whether the underlined verb is transitive or intransitive:
I gave my dog a treat.
Transitive. "Gave" has the direct object "treat"
What is the object of the preposition in the underlined prepositional phrase?
My grandpa fell asleep during the play.
play
What is the indirect object of the following sentence:
The dog brought his owner the newspaper.
owner
State the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
I like strawberries and bananas.
and
State whether the following sentence has a compound subject, predicate, or both:
I swam, ran, and biked.
Compound predicate
Tell whether the underlined verb is transitive or intransitive:
My sister is an amazing writer.
Intransitive. "Is" is a "to be" verb and so it does not have a direct object
State each prepositional phrase and the objects of each phrase.
Below the tree a bunny sat on top of a caterpillar inside its chrysalis.
below the tree, object is tree
on top of a caterpillar, object is caterpillar
inside its chrysalis, object is chrysalis
What is the indirect object of the following sentence:
He threw the ball to her.
her
State the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
She enjoys ice skating but not skiing.
but
State whether the following sentence has a compound subject, predicate, or both:
My family and friends gave me presents and sang happy birthday.
Both!
Tell whether the underlined verb is transitive or intransitive:
My friend whispered a secret in my ear.
Transitive. "whispered" has the direct object "secret"
State the noun or pronoun being modified by the italicized prepositional phrase.
The tree outside my house is going to fall.
tree
What is the indirect object of the following sentence:
She sang a beautiful song at the concert.
None!
State the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
We can go to a play or a musical.
or
State whether the following sentence has a compound subject, predicate, or both:
I ate cake and brownies.
Neither!
"I" is the single subject and "ate" is the single verb. Cake and brownies are direct objects.