In the following sentence, the word sounded is ___________________.
Who sounded the alarm?
A. an auxiliary noun
B. a transitive verb
C. an intransitive verb

Can someone explain?

Question

In the following sentence, the word sounded is ___________________.
Who sounded the alarm? 
A. an auxiliary noun
B. a transitive verb
C. an intransitive verb 

Can someone explain?

anonymous · Answer

I'm thinking C. But not sure.

anonymous · Answer

I think B is the answer here. "Sounded" is a word of action in this sentence, therefore it is a verb. A transitive verb is a verb that needs to act on something (needs an object). In this case, "sounded" acted upon "the alarm." Without the object, the sentence wouldn't make sense. ("who sounded?") Dictionary.com points out that "sounded" can be intransitive in some cases. ("The bugle sounded". No object.)