alleryStart learning →Which sentence has a verb that takes no direct object?
AMy friend read a book.
BShe ate an apple.
CThe boy wept sadly.
DHe kicked the ball.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The boy wept sadly.
Wept stands alone, so it is intransitive; the others act on a newspaper, apple or ball.
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