What is transitive and intransitive verbs??? With examples
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Transitive verbs are action verbs that have an object to receive that action. In the first sentence above, the direct object ball received the action of the verb hit.
ex: I moved the chair.
I baked some cookies.
Intransitive verbs are action verbs but unlike transitive verbs, they do not have an object receiving the action. Notice there are no words after the verb sang.
ex: I cried.
I laughed.
ex: I moved the chair.
I baked some cookies.
Intransitive verbs are action verbs but unlike transitive verbs, they do not have an object receiving the action. Notice there are no words after the verb sang.
ex: I cried.
I laughed.
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verbs usually need an object to complete their meaning.verbs that have an object to receive their action are called transitive verb.
ex-dad cooked dinner tonight.
here the action of cooked is received by the object dinner. hence,the verb is this sentence is a transitive verb. we can identify the object by asking the question "what?" after the verb.
sometimes a verb may not require an object to complete its meaning.such verbs are called intransitive verbs.
ex-dad cooked tonight.
here, there is no object to receive the action of cooked.the action stops with the subject(dad).
NOTE-the words that follow an intransitive verb to complete its meaning are collectively called the complement of the verb.
ex-dad cooked dinner tonight.
here the action of cooked is received by the object dinner. hence,the verb is this sentence is a transitive verb. we can identify the object by asking the question "what?" after the verb.
sometimes a verb may not require an object to complete its meaning.such verbs are called intransitive verbs.
ex-dad cooked tonight.
here, there is no object to receive the action of cooked.the action stops with the subject(dad).
NOTE-the words that follow an intransitive verb to complete its meaning are collectively called the complement of the verb.
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