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?

14 answers

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!
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?
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.
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?
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?
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