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.
Fear, the constant companion of the peasant. Hunger, ever at hand to jog his elbow should he relax. Despair, ready to engulf him should he falter. Fear; fear of the dark future; fear of the sharpness of hunger; fear of the blackness of death.
