Identify the kind of verb underlined in the sentence:
Dadi named the new calf Nandini.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Verb with an object and its complement
Dadi named what? “The new calf”. That is the object, and “Nandini” is the name it gets.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Verb with two objects | has a person who gets something and the thing given, and the two are different. Here “Nandini” and “the new calf” are the same animal | Dadi gave the calf some fresh grass. |
| (2) Linking verb | joins the subject to a word that describes it, and it takes no object. Here “named” acts on an object | The calf looked weak in the first few days. |
| (3) Verb with an object and its complement (answer) | takes an object and then a complement, a word that tells what the object is called, is or becomes; name, call, make, elect and paint can do this | The class elected Riya its monitor. |
| (4) Intransitive verb | takes no object. Here “named” has the object “the new calf” | The calf slept near its mother. |