Is the word in parentheses a transitive verb?
My uncle collects (stamps).
Question 1 options:
yes
no
no
In the sentence "My uncle collects (stamps)," the word "collects" is a transitive verb.
To determine if a word is a transitive verb, we need to identify if it requires a direct object to complete its meaning. In the sentence "My uncle collects (stamps)," the word "collects" is the verb in question.
To ascertain if "collects" is a transitive verb, we need to check if it requires a direct object. In this case, the noun in parentheses, "stamps," functions as the direct object of the verb "collects." Since "collects" requires a direct object to complete its meaning, we can conclude that it is a transitive verb.
Therefore, the answer to the question is "yes," the word in parentheses, "stamps," is a direct object, and the verb "collects" is a transitive verb.