by Kitty Nash
Remember, main verbs can be action or linking verbs. Action verbs can be transitive or intransitive.
Intransitive action:
We packed for the trip.
We slept all day
Intransitive verbs do not have a direct object in the sentence.
Transitive action:
The ferret stole the dog's toy.
The baseball broke my neighbor's window.
Action verbs that are transitive have a direct object.
Linking:
The weather was beautiful that day.
My sister is a lawyer.
Linking verbs link the subject to the subject complement. (All linking verbs are intransitive.)
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- Directions:
- Identify each underlined verb as transitive action, intransitive action, or intransitive linking.
- 1.
- We eat at this restaurant a lot.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 2.
- J.J. is wearing a tiger costume this Halloween.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 3.
- Your new swimsuit looks so cute.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 4.
- The leopard stalked the hunter through the forest.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 5.
- The car zipped in and out of the traffic.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 6.
- My dog is my best friend.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 7.
- I stained the wood block black.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 8.
- We were shopping at the mall after school.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 9.
- The little dachshund bit the big German shepherd.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking
- 10.
- The chocolate milk tastes too sweet.
intransitive action / transitive action / intransitive linking