TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE
Why are the verbs here instransitives?

- The flagship of Napoleon fleet was called the Inconstant.

- Every inch of ground beneath the huge pines is covered with a wet quilt of golden needles.

I really don't get it :/

Question

TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE
Why are the verbs here instransitives?

- The flagship of Napoleon fleet was called the Inconstant.

- Every inch of ground beneath the huge pines is covered with a wet quilt of golden needles.

I really don't get it :/

Answer

The verbs in your sentences are not intransitive.  They use passive verb forms.  If you make the sentences active, then you can see the direct objects more clearly:

- Napoleon called the flagship of his fleet "Inconstant".

- A wet quilt of golden needles covers every inch of ground beneath the huge pines.

Answer

Hi Sol,

I believe in both cases, "speak" is an intransitive verb because neither of these examples have a direct object.

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yes, it makes sense. Thanks a lot :)

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It is an intransitive verb since it is not taking a direct object, but rather multiple indirect objects.

To elaborate,

'He gave the box to me' is using gave as a transitive verb, where the box is the direct object and me is the indirect object.

Make sense?

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