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Bai Tap Ve Noi Dong Tu Va Ngoai Dong Tu Transitive Verbs or Intransitive Verbs
Bai Tap Ve Noi Dong Tu Va Ngoai Dong Tu Transitive Verbs or Intransitive Verbs
II. Complete each sentences with a suitable verb in the box. Put the verbs in the correct
tenses.
burn win live give
tell drink explain ring
1. We _____________ here for 40 years.
2. I ____________ the bell, but no one answered it.
3. William _____________ too much recently, which makes his parent really worried.
4. If you had played for us, we ________________ the game.
5. Gerald ______________ the situation to me, but I couldn’t understand it at all.
6. The firm ______________ him a gold watch when he retired.
7. The fire ______________ furiously, but the fire brigade put it out.
8. The truth ______________ to you soon.
III. A. Find the verb in each of the following sentences and write T if it is transitive
and I if it is intransitive.
1. The chef will prepare the food.
2. John is working at the bakery.
3. Lightning didn’t cause the fire.
4. We walked downtown after work yesterday.
5. Thousands of people ride the subway every day.
6. The baby was crying in the room.
7. Joe fell down on his way to school this morning.
8. Our houseguests are going to arrive tomorrow afternoon.
9. The fire burnt all their belongings
10. What happened in class yesterday?
11. That athlete finished 12 seconds outside the world record.
12. John will have finished his project when we arrive next month.
B. Change the sentences that have objects into the passive voice.
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IV. Rewrite sentences in the passive as in the example:
1. (The floor/ not clear/ yet)
2. (The politician/ interview/ now)
3. The Mona Lisa/ paint/ Leonardo da Vinci)
4. (My flat/ burgle/ last night)
5. (All tickets/ sell/ before we got there)
6. (The dog/ not feed/ yet)
7. The presents/ wrap/ now)
8. The prizes/ award/ President/ tomorrow)
9. (Tea/ grow/ India)
10. (The prisoners/ take/ to prison/ now)
* KEYS:
I. Put the verbs in the correct column.
* Feedback:
transitive intransitive either transitive
or intransitive
give arrive sleep
answer live ring
buy happen burn
tell occur drop
park rise shake
explain exist move
read win
II. Complete each sentence with a suitable verb in the box. Put the verbs in the correct
tenses.
* Feedback:
1. have lived 4. would have won 7. burnt
2. rang 5. explained 8. will be told
3. have drunk 6. gave
III. A. Find the verb in each of the following sentences and write T if it is transitive
and I if it is intransitive.
* Feedback:
T 1. The chef will prepare the food.
I 2. John is working at the bakery.
T 3. Lightning didn’t cause the fire.
I 4. We walked downtown after work yesterday.
T 5. Thousands of people ride the subway every day.
I 6. The baby was crying in the room.
I 7. Joe fell down on his way to school this morning.
I 8. Our houseguests are going to arrive tomorrow
afternoon.
T 9. The fire burnt all their belongings.
I 10. What happened in class yesterday?
I 11. That athlete finished 12 seconds outside the
world record.
T 12. John will have finished his project when we
arrive next month.
B. Change the sentences that have objects into the passive voice.
1. The food will be prepared by the chef.
3. The fire wasn’t caused by lightning.
5. The subway is ridden by thousands of people everyday.
9. All their belongings were burnt by/ in the fire.
12. John’s project will have been finished when we arrive next month.