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Which sentence has a transitive verb?

a. The navy passed silently in the night.
b. Soldiers passed by the crowds in full armor.
c. Archers passed arrows among themselves.
d. News of the victory passed quickly among the troops.

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User Yulette
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the answer would be c
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User Kimmo Lehto
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Answer:

The sentence that contains a transitive verb is sentence C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Transitive verbs have two characteristics: They are action verbs and they select arguments. That is, they express a doable activity and they take direct or indirect objects to complete their meaning. In the sentence above, the NP "archers", subject of the sentence, denotes the people carrying out the action denoted by the verb (passed) and the NP "arrows" functions as the direct object, the object receiving the action.

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