some, a pronominal adjective; indefinite; modifying the noun flowers.
LESSON XXXIV.
Name the verbs in the following sentences that express an action or feeling that goes out from the agent or doer to something else, and the verbs that express an action or feeling that does not go out to anything, but remains with the doer:—
| 1. | James broke his pencil. | |
| 2. | This boy found a knife. | |
| 3. | Our girls like literature. | |
| 4. | The sun shines brightly. | |
| 5. | The birds fly into the trees. | |
| 6. | The pupils feel cold. |
A verb that expresses an action or feeling that goes out from the agent or doer to something else, is called a transitive verb; as, He wrote a letter. We love our friends.
A verb that expresses being, a state, or an action or feeling that does not go out to anything, but remains with the doer, is called an intransitive verb; as, He is here. She sleeps now. The wind blows from the north. This man feels sick.
EXERCISE I.
Classify the verbs in the following sentences:—