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Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb. (For some verbs, an object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’). Its legs hung limply.

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Question

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’).

Its legs hung limply.

Options

  • Transitive

  • Intransitive

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Solution

Intransitive

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Chapter 6: This is Jody’s Fawn - Working with Language [Page 94]

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Chapter 6 This is Jody’s Fawn
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