Indicate

 the  type  of  the  underlined  verbs  by  writing  Linking,  Intransitive,  Monotransitive  
(requiring  one  object),  or  Ditransitive  (requiring  two  objects).    
1. I’ve  been  trying  to  learn  Spanish  but  I’m  not  satisfied  with  my  progress.  

2. I  felt  sorry  for  the  people  whose  house  was  burnt  yesterday.  

3. I  wrote  to  the  hotel  complaining  about  the  poor  service  we  had  received.  

4. I  thanked  everybody  for  all  the  help  they  had  given  me.  

5. The  committee  appointed  my  boss  the  new  team  leader.  

6. He  expected  her  to  push  him  away  and  slap  him,  and  he  was  prepared  to  leave  and  remain  
furious  at  her  for  the  next  week  or  two.  
 
7. She  lighted  a  lamp  to  show  me  the  inside  of  the  roof  and  the  walls,  and  also  that  the  board  
floor  extended  under  the  bed,  warning  me  not  to  step  into  the  cellar,  a  sort  of  dust  hole  two  
feet  deep.  
 
8. We  called  the  doctor  because  George  was  complaining  of  a  pain  in  his  stomach.  

9. Carol  and  Tom  had  a  new  baby  boy  and  they  called  him  Sam.  

10. It  is  terrible  that  some  people  are  dying  of  hunger  while  others  eat  too  much.  

11. Steve  gave  me  an  empty  bucket  and  told  me  to  fill  it  with  water.  

12. We  provide  training,  education  and  professional  courses  to  help  develop  your  workforce  
and  their  skills  and  knowledge.  
 

13. Swooping  out  of  the  clear  blue  sky,  the  blue  jay  appeared  on  the  branch.  

14. The  blue  jay  appeared  happy  to  see  the  bird  feeder.  

15. I  smell  the  delicious  aroma  of  baked  chocolate  cake.  

16. The  chocolate  cake  smells  heavenly.  

17. Wild  flowers  had  become  a  hobby  of  Cynthia's  since  coming  to  Ouray  County.  
 
18. No  doubt  he  told  them  that  Alexia  had  died,  because  after  Jonathan's  statement,  that  would  
be  easiest.  
 
 
19. Parking in New York City drives me crazy!  

20. The  crowd  demonstrated  outside  the  theatre.  

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