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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
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Key terms for transitive/intransitive verbs
  • Direct objects are words that receive the action
    of the verb.
  • Some verbs have direct objects and others do not.
  • If the verb has a direct object, it is
    transitive.
  • If it does not, it is intransitive.

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Does it have a direct object?
  • To determine whether a verb has a direct object,
  • Ask whom or what after it
  • Some verbs will be both transitive and
    intransitive. It depends on how the verb is used.

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Check out this example
  • He wrote the manuscript.
  • The verb is wrote.
  • Ask yourself He wrote (what)
  • Answer The manuscript is the direct object.
  • Therefore wrote is a transitive verb.

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Another example
  • The dog shook his tail.
  • The verb is shook.
  • Ask yourself The dog shook (what)
  • Answer Tail is the direct object.
  • Therefore shook is a transitive verb.

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Examples of intransitive verbs
  • Mrs. Carper applauded.
  • The verb is applauded.
  • Ask yourself Applauded (whom or what?)
  • Answer There is no word to receive the action of
    the verb applauded and no direct object.
  • Therefore applauded is an intransitive verb.

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  • The dog shook.
  • The verb is shook.
  • Ask yourself Shook (whom or what?)
  • Answer There is no word to receive the action of
    the verb shook and no direct object.
  • Therefore shook is an intransitive verb.

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The wild, wild world of verbs
  • Verbs are the most confusing part of speech.
  • However, every sentence must have a verb to
    complete the meaning of the subject.
  • Do not become overwhelmed by all the types of
    verbs. Write simply and clearly are my words of
    advice to you.
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