Identify the term that best describes the italicized word.
Nobody was really surprised when the votes were counted and Frank became class president.
(Became is italicized)
A. Transitive Verb
B. Intransitive Verb <---- My answer
C. Auxiliary Verb
D. Linking Verb
The verb in the transitive passive voice always has is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been as an auxiliary or helping verb. Intransitive verbs have no receiver of the action. They are classified as intransitive complete or intransitive linking.
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Nope. What does your text say about these verbs?
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. Example: The boy kicked the ball. The subject is the doer and the direct object is the receiver of the action. Transitive passive verbs have the subject receiving the action with the doer in a prepositional phrase or omitted in the sentence. Examples: The ball was kicked by the boy. The ball was kicked hard. The verb in the transitive passive voice always has is, am, are, was, were, be, being, or been as an auxiliary or helping verb.
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.)
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To identify the term that best describes the italicized word "became," we need to understand the function of this word in the sentence.
An intransitive verb is a verb that does not require an object to complete its meaning. It expresses an action that does not transfer to a receiver or direct object.
In the given sentence, "became" does not require an object to complete its meaning. The action of "became" class president does not transfer to anyone or anything. Therefore, it is an example of an intransitive verb.
So, your answer of B. Intransitive Verb is correct. Well done!