A sentence reads "We finally received the overdue shipment last Thursday." In this sentence, the transitive verb is _____.
A) received
B) shipment
C) Thursday
D) overdue

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A transitive verb is an action verb that requires one or more objects. In this sentence, "received" is the action verb that requires the object "the overdue shipment" to complete its meaning.

A Sentence Reads "We Finally Received the Overdue Shipment Last