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transitive verbs
okay my teacher was explaining how there are two types of action verbs- ones you can see, and ones you cant see.
which one are transitive?
are the verbs
- to think
- to feel
- to imagine
transitive?
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What are transitive verbs?
Transitive verbs take objects. That is, these verbs carry the action of a subject and apply it to an object. They tells us what the subject (agent) does to something else (object).
Examples: He bought a shirt.
(agent) (did something) (object- answers the question "what?")
She brushes her hair every hour.
Marina will lose the race.
Note that the transitive verb can take any tense.
What are intransitive verbs?
Intransitive verbs do not take an object; they express actions that do not require the agent's doing something to something else.
Examples: Tom danced.
The intransitive verb "danced" is a
complete action by itself and does not require a direct
object to receive the action.
They ran down the road.
They ran, but they do not run "something" in this sentence.
The sentence contains no object.
Jack fell on the rocks in the alley.
Tip: Some verbs can function as both transitive and intransitive verbs.
Example:
intransitive: She dances.
transitive: She dances the rhumba.
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Depending on the type of object they take, verbs may be transitive, intransitive, or linking.
The meaning of a transitive verb is incomplete without a direct object, as in the following examples:
INCOMPLETE
The shelf holds.
COMPLETE
The shelf holds three books and a vase of flowers.
INCOMPLETE
The committee named.
COMPLETE
The committee named a new chairperson.
INCOMPLETE
The child broke.
COMPLETE
The child broke the plate.
An intransitive verb, on the other hand, cannot take a direct object:
This plant has thrived on the south windowsill.
The compound verb "has thrived" is intransitive and takes no direct object in this sentence. The prepositional phrase "on the south windowsill" acts as an adverb describing where the plant thrives.
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