The first two are correct.
Since concrete answers "what" after "strengthen," it is a direct object, making the verb transitive.
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?
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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
suprise = transitive
Some reach a height of 120 feet.
reach = transitive
The Japanese also make flutes from these stems.
make - transitive
Right!
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?
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?
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 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.
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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