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TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS

I Write whether each sentence contains a transitive or intransitive verb:

EX: I sing. --> intransitive

1. We laughed. -->

2. He opened the door. -->

3. She crossed the street. -->

4. We drove to San Francisco. -->

5. They talked. -->

6. He rang the doorbell. -->

7. I called my mother. -->

8. You learned Spanish. -->

9. She made spaghetti. -->

10. You slept for three hours. -->

II In each of the following sentences, choose whether the bolded verb is transitive or
intransitive.

1. I worked all night.

transitive

intransitive
2. He gave the book to the teacher.

transitive

intransitive

3. They laughed at the joke.

transitive

intransitive

4. She slept for eight hours.

transitive

intransitive

5. We lived in Mexico for two years.

intransitive

transitive

6. I like her.

intransitive

transitive

7. We clean our room every day.

transitive

intransitive

8. My brother moved to another city.

intransitive

transitive

9. My brother moved his car.

intransitive

transitive

10. Those people painted their house blue.

intransitive

transitive

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