Is the underlined verb in the sentence transitive or intransitive?

A beautiful butterfly emerged from its cocoon.

A.

transitive

B.

intransitive

The verb emerged is an intransitive verb.

This is because it does not have a direct object. A direct object is the object that receives the action of the verb.

A transitive verb is an action verb that has a direct object or a recipient of its action verb.

A verb may be a transitive verb or an intransitive verb based on its usage in the sentence.