Question

Read the sentence. The defender pushed _____. Which sentence ending would make the verb pushed intransitive? A. swiftly and forcefully B. his stick down C. a teammate aside D. the puck forward

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Swiftly and forcefully

Explanation:

In grammar, a verb is considered intransitive if it is not followed by a direct object; this means there is not a specific entity affected by the action. For example, in the sentence "I ate bananas" the verb is not intransitive because the noun "bananas" acts as the object. According to this, the only option that would make the verb "pushed" intransitive is "swiftly and forcefully" because this ending describes the action through two adverbs but does not add a noun or similar that could act as a direct object, while other option add direct objects such as "his stick", "a teammate" or "the puck" and would make the verb transitive.

Answer 2

It is a. swiftly and forcefully