A transitive verb has a direct object (receiver of the action), while an intransitive verb has no direct object. The verb "to be" is intransitive. In the sentence "The distant rainbow was spectacular," there is no object or receiver of the action (verb) "was." The adjective "spectacular" modifies the verb "was."
In the sentence, "The distant rainbow was spectacular.", the verb 'was' is the past tense of the verb 'to be'; was is not an action verb, was is a linking verb. The object of the verb is renaming the subject: rainbow->spectacular
The verb 'was' is a linking verb; the object 'spectacular' renames the subject 'rainbow'.
With the zoom of the lens, I could capture distant objects with my camera.
as for me, i really didn't care what he did.
The rings of Saturn are so distant to be seen from Earth without a telescope?Correct grammar would be either:The rings of Saturn are too distant to be seen from Earth without a telescope.The rings of Saturn are so distant,they cannot be seen from Earth without a telescope.
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He let out a snore that shook the house. She could hear the distant snore of her husband in the other room.
The verb "was" in this sentence is intransitive because it does not take a direct object.
The verb was is intransitive.
intransitive
"My third cousin is a distant relative."
i can't see the distant look
The idea at the time was very distant to me, but it had to be done.
world will change in very distant future. The destination is very distant yet.
Astronomers have detected a quasar in a distant galaxy.
The mountain was too distant to be reached on foot in a single day. The distant planet Neptune was studied by the spacecraft Voyager 1. Her husband seemed distant now, and paid little attention to her.
On a distant shore a queen lived in a palace.
The equidistant spacing of the trees in the orchard ensures that each one receives an equal amount of sunlight.
With the zoom of the lens, I could capture distant objects with my camera.