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प्रश्न
Say whether the verb in the sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’).
He walked all day.
विकल्प
Transitive
Intransitive
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उत्तर
Intransitive
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