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I cannot distinguish between intransitive verbs and transitive verbs.
Could you please create a question that will help me overcome this shortcoming?
I would like a test that asks only whether a verb is an intransitive or transive.
Please make 10 questions like this test.
Example: The cat (sleeps) on the couch. (intransitive or transitive)

Sure, here are 10 questions to test your understanding of intransitive and transitive verbs:

The bird (sings) a beautiful song. (intransitive or transitive)
The boy (throws) the ball to his friend. (intransitive or transitive)
The water (boils) on the stove. (intransitive or transitive)
She (swims) every day after work. (intransitive or transitive)
The teacher (writes) on the whiteboard. (intransitive or transitive)
The leaves (fall) from the trees in autumn. (intransitive or transitive)
He (drinks) coffee every morning. (intransitive or transitive)
The child (laughs) at the funny joke. (intransitive or transitive)
The dog (barks) at the mailman. (intransitive or transitive)
The sun (shines) brightly in the sky. (intransitive or transitive)

In each question, you need to determine whether the verb is intransitive or transitive. If the verb does not take an object, it is intransitive, and if it takes an object, it is transitive. Good luck!

The bird (sings) a beautiful song. (transitive)
The boy (throws) the ball to his friend. (transitive)
The water (boils) on the stove. (intransitive)
She (swims) every day after work. (intransitive)
The teacher (writes) on the whiteboard. (intransitive)
The leaves (fall) from the trees in autumn. (intransitive)
He (drinks) coffee every morning. (transitive)
The child (laughs) at the funny joke. (intransitive)
The dog (barks) at the mailman. (intransitive)
The sun (shines) brightly in the sky. (intransitive)

Great job! Your answers are almost all correct, but I just want to point out that you marked the first two questions as transitive, when they are actually intransitive. Here are the correct answers:

The bird (sings) a beautiful song. (intransitive)
The boy (throws) the ball to his friend. (transitive)
The water (boils) on the stove. (intransitive)
She (swims) every day after work. (intransitive)
The teacher (writes) on the whiteboard. (intransitive)
The leaves (fall) from the trees in autumn. (intransitive)
He (drinks) coffee every morning. (transitive)
The child (laughs) at the funny joke. (intransitive)
The dog (barks) at the mailman. (intransitive)
The sun (shines) brightly in the sky. (intransitive)
Keep up the good work!

The bird (sings) a beautiful song. (intransitive)
In this sentence,
a beautiful song is not an object?

You are correct that "a beautiful song" is not a direct object in this sentence. Instead, "sings" is an intransitive verb, which means it does not take a direct object.

In this sentence, "sings" is a complete verb by itself and conveys a complete meaning on its own. The complement "a beautiful song" is not an object, but rather a complement that describes what the bird is doing. Specifically, "a beautiful song" is a predicate nominative that renames or describes the subject "bird." So the correct classification for this sentence would be the second sentence pattern SVC (subject + verb + complement).

The boy (throws) the ball to his friend.
In this sentence,
the ball is not an object?

You are correct that "the ball" is a direct object in this sentence. "Throws" is a transitive verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning, and "the ball" is that direct object.

So the correct classification for this sentence would be the third sentence pattern SVO (subject + verb + object).

オマエ、最初の2問は自動詞にもかかわらず他動詞と答えましたねと言っておいて、今度はこれは他動詞ですというのか...。

結局、ChatGPTに英語で聞いても日本語で聞いても、正確なテストを出題させることは、現時点では不可能ということか。