Which sentence uses a transitive verb?

A.
The wood rotted from the moisture.

B.
Gordon leaped over the puddle.

C.
The blue paint was chipping off the wall.

D.
Trudy rolled the dough in her hands.

Question

Which sentence uses a transitive verb?

 
 A.
The wood rotted from the moisture.
 
 B.
Gordon leaped over the puddle.
 
 C.
The blue paint was chipping off the wall.
 
 D.
Trudy rolled the dough in her hands.

anonymous · Answer

guess

tjbrew · Answer

A transitive verb has two characteristics. First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like kick, want, paint, write, eat, clean, etc. Second, it must have a direct object, something or someone who receives the action of the verb.

tjbrew · Answer

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb or shows the result of the action. It answers the question "What?" or "Whom?" after an action verb. An action verb with a direct object is called a transitive verb. Only one of the sentences above answer the question "What" after the verb...which one is it?

tjbrew · Answer

Any ideas?