Lesson 123 - Parts of the Sentence - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

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Transitive verbs are verbs that have subjects or objects that receive the action. They are either active voice or passive voice.  

 

Transitive active verbs are the verbs in sentences with a direct object. The subject is the doer and the direct object is the receiver of the action.

 

Example: 

The boy kicked the ball.   

 

Transitive passive verbs have the subject receiving the action with the doer in a prepositional phrase or omitted in the sentence. The verb in the transitive passive voice always has is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been as an auxiliary or helping verb.

 

Examples: 

The ball was kicked by the boy. 

The ball was kicked hard.

Transitive active sentences can be changed to transitive passive sentences by making the direct object the subject and putting the subject either in a prepositional phrase or omitting it. 

 

Example: 

The daughter kissed her mother on the cheek. 

The mother was kissed on the cheek by her daughter. 

The mother was kissed on the cheek. 

(Mother is the receiver of the action in all three sentences, but in the last two sentences mother is the subject of the sentences.)

Instructions: Transform the following transitive passive sentences into transitive active sentences by taking the new subject from the prepositional phrase and making the old subject the direct object.

1. Consent was given by Rebecca.

2. The note was written by you.

3. Gunpowder was invented by the Chinese.

4. The prize was won by the last contestant.

5. The difficult role was played well by the understudy.

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Answers:

1. Rebecca gave her consent.

2. You wrote the note.

3. The Chinese invented gunpowder.

4. The last contestant won the prize.

5. The understudy played well the difficult role.

Note: Your answers may vary somewhat from mine.

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Lesson 323 - Mechanics - Capitalization

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Capitalize the first word in every complete line of poetry.

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. "loveliest of trees, the cherry now

is hung with bloom along the bough,"

2. "roses are red.

violets are blue."

3. "under a spreading chestnut tree

the village smithy stands."

4. "once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore--"

5. "jack and jill

went up the hill,

to fetch a pail of water;

jack fell down,

and broke his crown,

and jill came tumbling after."

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Answers:

1. "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now

Is hung with bloom along the bough,"

2. "Roses are red.

Violets are blue."

3. "Under a spreading chestnut tree

The village smithy stands."

4. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore--"

5. "Jack and Jill

Went up the hill,

To fetch a pail of water;

Jack fell down,

And broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after."

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Lesson 122 - Parts of the Sentence - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

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Transitive verbs are verbs that have subjects or objects that receive the action. They are either active voice or passive voice.  

 

Transitive active verbs are the verbs in sentences with a direct object. The subject is the doer and the direct object is the receiver of the action.

 

Example: 

The boy kicked the ball.   

 

Transitive passive verbs have the subject receiving the action with the doer in a prepositional phrase or omitted in the sentence. The verb in the transitive passive voice always has is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been as an auxiliary or helping verb.

 

Examples: 

The ball was kicked by the boy. 

The ball was kicked hard.

Transitive active sentences can be changed to transitive passive sentences by making the direct object the subject and putting the subject either in a prepositional phrase or omitting it. 

 

Example: 

The daughter kissed her mother on the cheek. 

The mother was kissed on the cheek by her daughter. 

The mother was kissed on the cheek. 

(Mother is the receiver of the action in all three sentences, but in the last two sentences mother is the subject of the sentences.)

Instructions: Transform the following transitive active sentences into transitive passive sentences by omitting the subject.

1. She put the ribbon on the package.

2. People chew the twigs for medicinal purposes.

3. The marks easily identified the trees to cut down.

4. The neighbors enjoyed the nightly chats over the fence.

5. The class play received a standing ovation on the first night.

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Answers:

1. The ribbon was put on the package.

2. The twigs are chewed for medicinal purposes.

3. The trees to cut down were easily identified.

4. The nightly chats were enjoyed over the fence.

5. A standing ovation was received on the first night.

Note: Your answers may vary somewhat from mine.

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Lesson 322 - Mechanics - Capitalization

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Capitalize the first word of every direct quotation. 

 

Example: 

He asked, "Can this wait until tomorrow?"

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. "meet me at the station in the morning," Alice said.

2. "yes," said Rob, "it was charles dickens who wrote david copperfield."

3. She said that she would help with the party if asked.

4. The clerk said, "you cannot use a personal check for the ride."

5. "i used to live here in 1960," said the man. "it has changed a lot since that time."

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Answers:

1. "Meet me at the station in the morning," Alice said.

2. "Yes," said Rob, "it was Charles Dickens who wrote David Copperfield."

3. She said that she would help with the party if asked. (no capitals because it is an indirect quotation)

4. The clerk said, "You cannot use a personal check for the ride."

5. "I used to live here in 1960," said the man. "It has changed a lot since that time."

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Lesson 121 - Parts of the Sentence - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

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Transitive verbs are verbs that have subjects or objects that receive the action. They are either active voice or passive voice.  

 

Transitive active verbs are the verbs in sentences with a direct object. The subject is the doer and the direct object is the receiver of the action.

 

Example: 

The boy kicked the ball.   

 

Transitive passive verbs have the subject receiving the action with the doer in a prepositional phrase or omitted in the sentence. The verb in the transitive passive voice always has is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been as an auxiliary or helping verb.

 

Examples: 

The ball was kicked by the boy. 

The ball was kicked hard.

Transitive active sentences can be changed to transitive passive sentences by making the direct object the subject and putting the subject either in a prepositional phrase or omitting it. 

 

Example: 

The daughter kissed her mother on the cheek. 

The mother was kissed on the cheek by her daughter. 

The mother was kissed on the cheek. 

(Mother is the receiver of the action in all three sentences, but in the last two sentences mother is the subject of the sentences.)

Instructions: Transform the following transitive active sentences into transitive passive sentences by putting the subject in a prepositional phrase.

1. The whole state elects the governor.

2. Children from all countries love that game.

3. The critics reviewed the new Broadway play.

4. The pirates hid the treasure quickly.

5. Terri examined the bugs on the tree.

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Answers:

1. The governor is elected by the whole state.

2. That game is loved by children of all countries.

3. The new Broadway play was reviewed by the critics.

4. The treasure was quickly hidden by the pirates.

5. The bugs on the tree were examined by Terri.

Note: Your answers may vary somewhat from mine.

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Lesson 321 - Mechanics - Capitalization

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Capitalize the titles of books, newspapers, magazines, and all other kinds of literary works. Capitalize works of art, motion pictures, and musical compositions. Do not capitalize the articles (a, an, the), prepositions, or conjunctions unless they come first or last in these titles. 

 

Examples:

Death of a Salesman 

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. My favorite book is a tale of two cities.

2. Have you ever heard the song "earth angel"?

3. Jeff's theme was entitled "among the stars."

4. We take two newspapers new utah and the deseret news.

5. national geographic and reader's digest are both interesting magazines.

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Answers:

1. My favorite book is A Tale of Two Cities.

2. Have you ever heard the song "Earth Angel"?

3. Jeff's theme was entitled "Among the Stars."

4. We take two newspapers New Utah and the Deseret News.

5. National Geographic and Reader's Digest are both interesting magazines.

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Quiz for Lessons 116- 120 - Parts of the Sentence - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

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Instructions: Tell whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive active, transitive passive, intransitive linking, or intransitive complete.

1. We started our new lessons today.

2. The game started at noon.

3. Mr. Paul is our math teacher.

4. The dog slept in the sun.

5. The cat chased our dog around the barn.

6. Ann prepared the fruit for the salad.

7. The relish tray was done by the two sisters.

8. The meal is now complete.

9. The man opened the car door for his wife.

10. There were many guests at the party.

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Answers:

1. We started our new lessons today.

    - transitive active (lessons is a direct object)

2. The game started at noon.

    - intransitive complete (no receiver of the action)

3. Mr. Paul is our math teacher.

    - intransitive linking (teacher is a predicate nominative)

4. The dog slept in the sun.

    - intransitive complete (no receiver of the action)

5. The cat chased our dog around the barn.

    - transitive active (dog is a direct object)

6. Ann prepared the fruit for the salad.

    - transitive active (fruit is a direct object)

7. The relish tray was done by the two sisters.

    - transitive passive (passive voice, tray receives the action, sisters are the doers)

8. The meal is now complete.

    - intransitive linking (complete is a predicate nominative)

9. The man opened the car door for his wife.

    - transitive active (door is a direct object)

10. There were many guests at the party.

      - intransitive complete (no receiver of action, no predicate nominative or adjective)

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Quiz for Lessons 316 - 320 - Mechanics - Capitalization

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Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. The swedish angel was a modern hero.

2. Nowhere was anger laughing louder.

3. The required courses are math, english, science and world history I.

4. Popular ancient courses are greek, latin, and hebrew.

5. The president will address the house of representatives this afternoon.

6. The supreme court and federal banking commission are important government bodies.

7. capt. j. r. banner will meet with a. b. javits, esq. about the matter.

8. We will go at 8:00 a.m. or at 1:00 p.m.

9. Did Julius Caesar live in 25 b.c. or a.d. 25?

10. mr. henry c. james, jr., and miss emily shepard were married by rev. frank black.

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Answers:

1. The Swedish Angel (epithet) was a modern hero.

2. Nowhere was Anger (personification) laughing louder.

3. The required courses are math, English, science and World History I.

4. Popular ancient courses are Greek, Latin, and Hebrew.

5. The President will address the House of Representatives this afternoon.

6. The Supreme Court and Federal Banking Commission are important government bodies.

7. Capt. J. R. Banner will meet with A. B. Javits, Esq. about the matter.

8. We will go at 8:00 A.M. or at 1:00 P.M.

9. Did Julius Caesar live in 25 B.C. or A.D. 25?

10. Mr. Henry C. James, Jr., and Miss Emily Shepard were married by Rev. Frank Black.

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Lesson 120 - Parts of the Sentence - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

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Transitive verbs are verbs that have subjects or objects that receive the action. They are either active voice or passive voice.  

 

Transitive active verbs are the verbs in sentences with a direct object. The subject is the doer and the direct object is the receiver of the action.

 

Example: 

The boy kicked the ball.   

 

Transitive passive verbs have the subject receiving the action with the doer in a prepositional phrase or omitted in the sentence. The verb in the transitive passive voice always has is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been as an auxiliary or helping verb.

 

Examples: 

The ball was kicked by the boy. 

The ball was kicked hard.

Intransitive verbs have no receiver of the action. They are classified as intransitive complete or intransitive linking. 

 

Intransitive linking are sentences with a predicate nominative or predicate adjective. 

 

Examples: 

The girl is Mary. (predicate nominative) 

The girl is cute. (predicate adjective) 

 

Intransitive complete are all the verbs that don't fit one of the other kinds of transitive or intransitive verbs. 

 

Examples: 

The bell rang suddenly. 

The girl knitted all evening. (There is no receiver of the action.) 

They were here. (no action or predicate nominative or predicate adjective)

 

Instructions: Tell whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive active, transitive passive, intransitive linking, or intransitive complete.

1. The radio was my favorite gift at Christmas.

2. Jay will be the winner of the most games.

3. The meal tasted wonderful to everyone.

4. The furniture should be early American style for this room.

5. Gomer Pyle's favorite expression was "Golly!".

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Answers:

1. The radio was my favorite gift at Christmas.

    - intransitive linking (gift is a predicate nominative)

2. Jay will be the winner of the most games.

    - intransitive linking (winner is a predicate nominative)

3. The meal tasted wonderful to everyone.

    - intransitive linking (wonderful is a predicate nominative)

4. The furniture should be early American style for this room.

    - intransitive linking (style is a predicate nominative)

5. Gomer Pyle's favorite expression was "Golly!".

    - intransitive linking (Golly is a predicate nominative)

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Lesson 320 - Mechanics - Capitalization

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Capitalize epithets (a word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or a thing). 

 

Example: 

the Lone-Star State 

 

Capitalize personifications (giving human attributes to inanimate objects). (Authors disregard this rule often.) 

 

Example: 

The Computer thought hard about the problem.

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. The lone-star state is texas.

2. florence nightingale is called the lady of the lamp.

3. The bears of colorado are being starved by nature.

4. The cruel hunger looked up from all the empty shelves.

5. In every face happiness smiled.

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Answers:

1. The Lone-Star State (epithet) is Texas.

2. Florence Nightingale is called the Lady of the Lamp (epithet).

3. The bears of Colorado are being starved by Nature (personification).

4. The cruel Hunger (personification) looked up from all the empty shelves.

5. In every face Happiness (personification) smiled.

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Lesson 119 - Parts of the Sentence - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

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Transitive verbs are verbs that have subjects or objects that receive the action. They are either active voice or passive voice.  

 

Transitive active verbs are the verbs in sentences with a direct object. The subject is the doer and the direct object is the receiver of the action.

 

Example: 

The boy kicked the ball.   

 

Transitive passive verbs have the subject receiving the action with the doer in a prepositional phrase or omitted in the sentence. The verb in the transitive passive voice always has is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been as an auxiliary or helping verb.

 

Examples: 

The ball was kicked by the boy. 

The ball was kicked hard.

Intransitive verbs have no receiver of the action. They are classified as intransitive complete or intransitive linking. 

 

Intransitive linking are sentences with a predicate nominative or predicate adjective. 

 

Examples: 

The girl is Mary. (predicate nominative) 

The girl is cute. (predicate adjective) 

 

Intransitive complete are all the verbs that don't fit one of the other kinds of transitive or intransitive verbs. 

 

Examples: 

The bell rang suddenly. 

The girl knitted all evening. (There is no receiver of the action.) 

They were here. (no action or predicate nominative or predicate adjective)

 

Instructions: Tell whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive active, transitive passive, intransitive linking, or intransitive complete.

1. Mother looked for her lost shoes.

2. The sea waves lapped at the levy.

3. There are many desserts for the party.

4. Rebecca hunted for her baby sister.

5. Duty calls.

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Answers:

1. Mother looked for her lost shoes.

    - intransitive complete (no receiver of action)

2. The sea waves lapped at the levy.

    - intransitive complete (no receiver of action)

3. There are many desserts for the party.

    - intransitive complete (no receiver of action, no predicate nominative or adjective)

4. Rebecca hunted for her baby sister.

    - intransitive complete (no receiver of action)

5. Duty calls.

    - intransitive complete (no receiver of action)

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Lesson 319 - Mechanics - Capitalization

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Capitalize only school subjects that (a) come from the name of a country or a language, and (b) are actual titles of the course. 

 

Examples: 

French, English literature, typing, Typing II, history

Instructions: Capitalize each word that needs a capital letter.

1. I used to teach latin, history, and english.

2. In college I took algebra i and american history.

3. Mary loved her time in journalism and russian.

4. The hardest classes were geometry ii, psychology, and greek.

5. I didn't like chinese history or economics.

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Answers:

1. I used to teach Latin, history, and English.

2. In college I took Algebra I and American history.

3. Mary loved her time in journalism and Russian.

4. The hardest classes were Geometry II, psychology, and Greek.

5. I didn't like Chinese history or economics.

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Lesson 118 - Parts of the Sentence - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

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Transitive verbs are verbs that have subjects or objects that receive the action. They are either active voice or passive voice.  

 

Transitive active verbs are the verbs in sentences with a direct object. The subject is the doer and the direct object is the receiver of the action.

 

Example: 

The boy kicked the ball.   

 

Transitive passive verbs have the subject receiving the action with the doer in a prepositional phrase or omitted in the sentence. The verb in the transitive passive voice always has is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been as an auxiliary or helping verb.

 

Examples: 

The ball was kicked by the boy. 

The ball was kicked hard.

Intransitive verbs have no receiver of the action. They are classified as intransitive complete or intransitive linking. 

 

Intransitive linking are sentences with a predicate nominative or predicate adjective. 

 

Examples: 

The girl is Mary. (predicate nominative) 

The girl is cute. (predicate adjective) 

 

Intransitive complete are all the verbs that don't fit one of the other kinds of transitive or intransitive verbs. 

 

Examples: 

The bell rang suddenly. 

The girl knitted all evening. (There is no receiver of the action.) 

They were here. (no action or predicate nominative or predicate adjective)

 

Instructions: Tell whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive active, transitive passive, intransitive linking, or intransitive complete.

1. Yesterday Grandma was hit by a car.

2. My former classmates were seen at the reunion.

3. The lamp for the study was broken on the way home.

4. At camp taps had been blown every night.

5. The dirty clothes will be sent to be cleaned.

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Answers:

1. Yesterday Grandma was hit by a car.

    - transitive passive (passive voice, Grandma receives the action, car is the doer)

2. My former classmates were seen at the reunion.

    - transitive passive (passive voice, classmates receives the action, doer omitted)

3. The lamp for the study was broken on the way home.

    - transitive passive (passive voice, lamp receives the action, doer omitted)

4. At camp taps had been blown every night.

    - transitive passive (passive voice, taps receives the action, doer omitted)

5. The dirty clothes will be sent to be cleaned.

    - transitive passive (passive voice, clothes receives the action, doer omitted)

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