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Greyfriars Bobby was a skye terrier is it transitive or intranstive verb?

This sentence doesn't contain a verb, so it's not possible to classify it as transitive or intransitive.

Here's why:

* "Greyfriars Bobby was a Skye Terrier" is a declarative sentence that states a fact.

* It uses the linking verb "was" to connect the subject ("Greyfriars Bobby") to the predicate ("a Skye Terrier").

* Linking verbs don't take direct objects, so the sentence is neither transitive nor intransitive.

Transitive verbs require a direct object to receive the action (e.g., "He threw the ball.").

Intransitive verbs do not take a direct object (e.g., "The dog ran.").

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