Which of the following contains a transitive verb a. in honor of martin luther king day, ant students volunteered in their communities. b. the skater fell during the short program, but she continued despite the mistake. c. athletes from both teams were jogging around the field for quite a while. d. the actor accepted the role in the upcoming sequel to his block buster movie.

For a verb to be transitive, the action verb must be followed by a direct object. The direct object is the object or person who receives the action of the verb.

The sentence which contains a transitive verb is D) The actor accepted the role in the upcoming sequel to his block buster movie.

In this sentence, the noun, role, is receiving the action of being "accepted." The action verb here is accepted.