Steep is not a verb, it's an adjective.
Steep (as an adj.) means deep.
Steep can be used as a verb. It means to saturate or drench in something.
Angela tumbled down a steep slope. Tumbled is an action verb.
No. It's a verb.
The word steep can be an adjective and a verb. The adjective form means to be of a near vertical gradient. The verb form means to soak an item in a liquid such as water to add or remove components to or from it.
In the sentence "Angela tumbled down a steep slope," the verb "tumbled" is an action verb. It shows the action of Angela falling down the slope.
Intransitive Verb. and Action Verb.
The verb "tumbled" in the sentence "Angela tumbled down a steep slope" is an action verb because it describes a physical action that Angela performed.
Steep as a verb: dunk, soak.Steep as an adjective: high, bold.
"Tumbled" is an action verb in this sentence as it describes the action being performed by Angela.
The answer is no. Transitive means it has a direct object. Angela tumbled what? Nothing. Some may say yes buecause of slope but slope is in a prepositional phrase. (down the slope down=preposition)
The action verb "tumbled" is intransitive because it does not require a direct object to make sense in the sentence.
Of mountains.Highcountry or terrain that is steep and rugged.
Dangerously high or steep.