Question

Identify whether the verb used in the given sentence is transitive or intransitive:
Sheenu was crying all day long; mom had given the cookie to her sister, Shuchi.
A. Transitive
B. Intransitive
C. Both A & B
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Transitive verbs are words that have an effect on the object on which the action is being taken on. They answer the questions such as who?, whom? what? etc. They are usually meaningless if there is no object in the sentence.

Complete step by step answer:
Option A – This option does not hold well because the verb does not have any effect on the object of the sentence, which means if the object is omitted from the sentence the sentence would not be meaningless. It is not a transitive verb; hence this is not the right option.
Option B – This option makes sense because the verb does not have any effect on the object of the sentence, which means if the object is omitted from the sentence it still makes perfect sense. This underlined word is a non-transitive verb; hence this is the right option.
Option C - This option is not possible, not only for the given instance, but also in a general sense. It is because these two verbs have completely opposite impacts on a sentence. This is not the right option.
Option D – As we have already concluded that Option B is the right answer, this option is not valid.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
Transitive and intransitive verbs are exactly opposite to one another and one cannot exist when the other is applicable in a sentence.