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Is the sentence Dara grew impatient and angrily left restaurant transitive or intransitive?

The sentence "Dara grew impatient and angrily left the restaurant" is intransitive.

Here's why:

* Transitive verbs require a direct object. The verb "left" is not followed by a direct object. Dara left *something*, but we don't know what.

* Intransitive verbs do not require a direct object. "Grew impatient" and "left" can stand alone without needing a direct object to complete the sentence.

The sentence is describing Dara's actions, not what she acted upon.

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