herbivorie
Member
- Joined
- May 31, 2011
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Japanese
- Home Country
- Japan
- Current Location
- Japan
When I got into the line, there were about 10 people lined up.
In the above sentence, is “lined” an intransitive verb or a transitive verb?
A friend of mine, who is American, says it’s a verb and it’s just past tense.
But I thought, if it’s an intransitive verb, it should be past perfect tense and “who had” is missing before “lined up”. (This “who had” can’t be omitted, can it?)
If it’s a transitive verb… I’m not sure.
Please help me understand this part of the sentence.
In the above sentence, is “lined” an intransitive verb or a transitive verb?
A friend of mine, who is American, says it’s a verb and it’s just past tense.
But I thought, if it’s an intransitive verb, it should be past perfect tense and “who had” is missing before “lined up”. (This “who had” can’t be omitted, can it?)
If it’s a transitive verb… I’m not sure.
Please help me understand this part of the sentence.