Fill-in the blank - Passive Voice
Romeo and Juliet ___________________ by Shakespeare. (WRITE)
Romeo and Juliet was written by Shakespeare. (WRITE)
Today ________ Monday.
Today is Monday.
New Delhi is the capital of India.
New Delhi is the capital of India. – Intransitive Verb
What are transitive verbs?
Transitive verbs are those words which require an object to make complete sense.
For example – I ate an apple, where ‘ate’ is the transitive verb and ‘an apple’ is the object.
My father ______ a new dress for my birthday. (buy)
My father bought a new dress for my birthday.
The building _________________________ torn down when we got there (BE).
The building was being torn down when we got there (BE).
My brother’s laptop ________ properly.
My brother’s laptop is not working properly.
Will built a doll house for his eight-year-old daughter.
Will built a doll house for his eight-year-old daughter. – Transitive Verb
What is an intransitive verb?
Any verb that does not need an object to make sense is called an intransitive verb.
For example – I can’t think right now, where ‘can’t think’ is the intransitive verb.
We _____ lots of flamingos in the bird park. (see)
We saw lots of flamingos in the bird park.
The church _________________________ by a famous architect in the 18th century. (DESIGN)
The church was designed by a famous architect in the 18th century. (DESIGN)
I ________ exhausted.
I feel exhausted.
It was raining until a few hours ago.
It was raining until a few hours ago. – Intransitive Verb
Give three examples of transitive verbs.
Answers vary.
Some examples of transitive verbs are eat, drink, carry, like, wash, bring, buy, make, read, etc.
The chief guest ______ the awards to the winners. (present)
The chief guest presented the awards to the winners.
We _________________________ about the hurricane for the last few days. (WARN)
We have been warned about the hurricane for the last few days. (WARN)
Veena ________ lonely and sad.
Veena was feeling lonely and sad.
The teapot broke all of a sudden.
The teapot broke all of a sudden. – Intransitive Verb
Give three examples of intransitive verbs.
Answers vary.
Some examples of intransitive verbs are think, feel, to be, go, walk, jump, sit, run, sneeze, sleep, live, etc.
They ______ the dinner quietly. They were very tired. (eat)
They ate the dinner quietly. They were very tired.
Olives _________________________ in Mediterranean countries. (GROW)
Olives are grown in Mediterranean countries. (GROW)
Srinivasan ________ for a walk every evening after work.
Srinivasan goes for a walk every evening after work.
The footballs and basketballs are kept in the third cabinet.
The footballs and basketballs are kept in the third cabinet. – Transitive Verb
Why should we practice exercises on transitive verbs and intransitive verbs?
Practicing exercises on transitive and intransitive verbs will help you improve and check your knowledge of transitive and intransitive verbs.
This will in turn help you form error-free sentences.
Shakespeare_______ the play Hamlet. (write)
Shakespeare wrote the play Hamlet.