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Mark the sentences from SET-1 and SET-2 again and read them until the verbs and observe which set
gives complete and meaningful sentences.

SET-1 SET-2

I am…….. The child cried…
Hungry wolves are………. The child cried...
The royals have……… The boy walks….
My father has……….. The rain falls…..

The sentences in SET-1 one do not give you complete meaning hence the verbs are intransitive verb of
INCOMPLETE PREDICATION.
The sentences in SET-2 to do not require any other word to give complete meaning, hence the verbs
used in second set are the INTRANSITIVE VERB OF COMPLETE PREDICATION

Exercise 1
In each of the following sentences, choose whether the highlighted verb is transitive or
intransitive.

1. I worked in a restaurant in Wellington.
2. He gave the book to the teacher.
3. They laughed at the joke.
4. She slept for eight hours.
5. We lived in New Zealand for two years.
6. I like her.
7. We clean our room every day.
8. My brother moved to Auckland.
9. My brother moved his car.
10. Those people painted their house blue.

ANSWERS
1. I worked in a restaurant in Wellington. IT
2. He gave the book to the teacher. T
3. They laughed at the joke. IT
4. She slept for eight hours. IT
5. We lived in New Zealand for two years. IT
6. I like her. T

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