Transitive or intransitive verbs?

Question

identify the verb and tell if it is transitive or intransitive thankyou

8. This religious group founded settlements in Virginia and New England.

9. Indentured servants also traveled to American shores.

10. The poor of England desired economic opportunity.

11. They worked in America as payment for thier passage.

12. Many remained in America after settlement of thier debts.

13. Some indentured themselves for seven years.

14. Tenant farmers came,too.

15. They brought thier dreams of prosperity with them.

16. These Colonial settlers arrived with hope.

17. From the American Indians, the immigrants learned a great deal.

18. New England coloonists celebrated their first Thanksgiving Day in American in 1612.

19. They held the celebration after the harvest.

20 Many of thier American Indian neighbors shared in the celebration.

thats it thankyou for awll your help

Answer 1

I wont tell you the answers - but I can give you some helpful hints.

To find the verb look for the action or feeling of the sentence. Verbs often follow the subject (the person or object doing the action).

To determine whether the verb is transitive (requires an object) or intransitive (doesn't require an object) try cutting the sentence off after the verb. Does it make sense? If it does, it's likely to be intransitive because it doesn't require the object(s) that finish the sentence. If it doesn't make sense it's likely to be transitive because it does require the object(s) that finish the sentence.

It sounds like a harder task than it is when you use technical words like identify the transitive verb, bla bla bla. It's not so bad though. :)

Good luck!

Answer 2

Transitive verbs have a direct object.  Intransitive verbs reflect a state of being.