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Review: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, Answer 8.2

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Question:
Charles opened up his lunch, examined the contents carefully, and ate his dessert first.
Answer:
The answer intransitive verb is not correct.
Explanation:
The verb ate is used transitively and takes a direct object—the noun phrase his dessert.