I am trying to figure out transitive or intransitive....
It is related to wheat, oats and barley.
related = intransitive?
The stems measure a foot in diameter.
measures - transitive?
Engineers strengthen concrete with it. Intransitive?
Most of these are wrong.
The transitive verbs are those that are followed by nouns or pronouns that answer "What?" or "Whom?" Those are direct objects.
Hint: Direct objects are never in prepositional phrases.
The first two are correct.
Since concrete answers "what" after "strengthen," it is a direct object, making the verb transitive.
The Size might suprise you.
suprise = transitive
Some reach a height of 120 feet.
reach = transitive
The Japanese also make flutes from these stems.
make - transitive
Right!
They're all correct now. :-)
last two, I think I am getting it...
Zoo keepers harvest bamboo for Pandas
harvest = transitive?
In China people eat the tender shoots as a vegetable.
eat = intransitive?
One of those is correct.
Zoo keepers harvest bamboo for Pandas
harvest = transitive?
In China people eat the tender shoots as a vegetable.
eat = transitive?
Right. Shoots is the direct object of eat.
Thank you so much. I think I get it!
You're very welcome! :-)
I don't understand the concept of direct objects just yet. Okay, take the sentence, "Some reach a height of 120 feet." The comments above say it is transitional, but why? What is the direct verb?
Asian farmers live in bamboo houses?
live = transitive?
Their sandals are made from bamboo strips.
made = transitive?
Peoples sometimes sleep on bamboo mats.
sleep = transitive?
In some countries, bamboo cages hold animals.
hold = transitive?
Asian farmers live in bamboo houses?
live = intransitive?
Their sandals are made from bamboo strips.
made = intransitive?
Peoples sometimes sleep on bamboo mats.
sleep = intransitive?
In some countries, bamboo cages hold animals.
hold = transitive?