Is the sentence The distant rainbow was spectacular have a transitive verb or intransitive verb?

The sentence "The distant rainbow was spectacular" has an intransitive verb.

Here's why:

* Intransitive verbs do not take a direct object. They express a complete thought without needing to act upon anything.

* Transitive verbs require a direct object to receive the action of the verb.

In the sentence, "was" is a linking verb, connecting the subject ("rainbow") to the predicate adjective ("spectacular"). It doesn't take a direct object.

The sentence simply describes the rainbow, not an action it performs on something else.