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Test Yourself
I. Underline the verbs in these sentences and state whether they are transitive (T) or
intransitive (I).
1. The boatmen have been rowing for an hour.
2. Tina always shares her profits generously.
3. Make sure you edit the manuscript carefully.
4. The merchant owed the bank a huge amount.
5. The day we left she cried on my shoulder.
6. He is known to have studied the ancient texts.
II. Change the voice of these sentences from active to passive.
1. Some cackling geese saved Rome.
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2. Stone walls do not make a prison.
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3. Edison invented the phonograph.
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4. Miss Ken scolded the children.
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5. He remembered the entire history of Indian Independence.
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6. This box contains letters and postcards.
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7. I have told everyone to meet at 7 p.m.
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8. The early bird catches the worm.
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9. We ate some delicious mangoes.
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10. She wrote a letter to her friend.
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