Read the sentence.

Question

The defender pushed _____.

Which sentence ending would make the verb pushed intransitive?

a teammate aside

the puck forward

swiftly and forcefully

his stick down

Answer 1

To make the verb "pushed" intransitive, the sentence ending should not involve a direct object. Among the options provided, "swiftly and forcefully" does not imply a direct object and therefore would allow "pushed" to be intransitive.

So, the correct choice is:

swiftly and forcefully