What type of verb is wants in the sentence dog a bone?

The sentence "Dog a bone" is incomplete and grammatically incorrect. It needs a verb to make sense.

Here's how we can fix it:

* "The dog wants a bone." In this sentence, "wants" is a transitive verb. It takes a direct object ("a bone"), meaning the dog is performing an action on the bone.

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