5. a) Look at the underlined verbs in the text. Which ones are transitive (need an object) and which are intransitive (don't need an object)?
b) Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the verbs below and decide whether they are transitive (T) or intransitive (I): answer, cost, hear, leave, sleep.
1. The lecturer ... all the students' questions when he finished his lecture.
2. Don't call her now. She ...
3. I was so tired of waiting, so I got up and ...
4. He estimates that the road trip along the US east coast ... a small fortune.
5. This is the most exciting story I ... in my life!

a) The text with the underlined verbs is not given, so it is impossible to decide which of those verbs are transitive or intransitive.

b)

• 1. The lecturer answered all the students' questions when he finished his lecture. — T
• 2. Don't call her now. She is sleeping. — I
• 3. I was so tired of waiting, so I got up and left. — I
• 4. He estimates that the road trip along the US east coast will cost a small fortune. — T
• 5. This is the most exciting story I have heard in my life! — T

Transitive verbs need an object: answered questions, cost a fortune, heard a story. Intransitive verbs do not need an object: sleep, leave.

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