Instructions: Tell whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive active, transitive passive, intransitive linking, or intransitive complete.
1. The programs had been printed.
2. Jeff opened the door for his mother.
3. The parade began on time.
4. The weather has been very warm in November.
5. Mr. Johanson is an interesting person.
6. Winter lasts too long for me.
7. The beach was used by the entire town.
8. The apples had a sour taste.
9. Time passes rapidly during our vacation.
10. The jury made the right decision.
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Answers:
1. The programs had been printed.
- transitive passive (passive voice, programs receives the action, doer omitted)
2. Jeff opened the door for his mother.
- transitive active (door is a direct object)
3. The parade began on time.
- intransitive complete (no receiver of action)
4. The weather has been very warm in November.
- intransitive linking (warm is a predicate adjective)
5. Mr. Johanson is an interesting person.
- intransitive linking (person is a predicate nominative)
6. Winter lasts too long for me.
- intransitive linking (linking verb, long is a predicate adjective)
- or -
Winter lasts too long for me.
- intransitive complete (action verb, no receiver of action)
7. The beach was used by the entire town.
- transitive passive (passive voice, beach receives the action, town is the doer)
8. The apples had a sour taste.
- transitive active (taste is a direct object)
9. Time passes rapidly during our vacation.
- intransitive complete (no receiver of action, no predicate nominative or adjective)
10. The jury made the right decision.
- transitive active (decision is a direct object)
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