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Transitive Intransitive

The document discusses different types of verbs including transitive verbs, intransitive verbs, and linking verbs. It provides examples and explanations of each verb type. Transitive verbs require a direct object, intransitive verbs do not take a direct object and may be modified by an adverb or prepositional phrase, and linking verbs imply a state of being or condition for the subject.

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Transitive Intransitive

The document discusses different types of verbs including transitive verbs, intransitive verbs, and linking verbs. It provides examples and explanations of each verb type. Transitive verbs require a direct object, intransitive verbs do not take a direct object and may be modified by an adverb or prepositional phrase, and linking verbs imply a state of being or condition for the subject.

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So, you wanna know what they are? Here goes..

Transitive Verbs
A transitive verb is an action verb. It

requires a direct object to complete


its meaning. In other words, the
action of the verb is transferred to
the object directly.

Explanation
To determine whether a verb is

transitive, ask whether the action is


done to someone or something. Does
someone or something receive the
action of the verb. If it does, then the
verb is transitive and the person or
thing that receives the action is the
direct object.

Examples

In the following sentences, the transitive verb is bold and the


direct object is underlined.

The judge sentences the man to

five years in prison. (The subject (the


judge) applies an action (sentences)
to a direct object (the man).

Try these:
The attorney has revealed the bad

news.
Who is the subject?
What is the action being performed?
To whom or what? (the direct object)

Lets try the next


sentence:
The defendant could not provide an

alibi.
Who is the subject
What action is transmitted?
What is the direct object?

To locate the direct


object.
Answer The subject did something

to whom?

Prosecutors charge people.


The knifes sharp edge cut the chef.
Law enforcement had previously

convicted the man. (identify the action


and the direct object.)
Prosecutors charged him under a
habitual offender statute.

Locating the direct


object
Answer The subject did something

to what?
The jury deliberated the case for 48

minutes.
The technician made a joke.
A local woman is seeking a seat on the
city council. ( identify action and direct
object)

How is an intransitive verb different from a transitive verb?


Arent they both action verbs????

Intransitive Verbs
An intransitive verb is an action

verb, but it does not have a direct


object. The action ends rather than
being transferred to some person or
object or is modified by an adverb or
adverb phrase. (Typically, an adverb
or prepositional phrase modifies an
intransitive verb or the verb ends the
sentence.

How will I know if the


verb is intransitive?
Ask whether or not the action is done

is some way, in some direction, or to


some degree. (Notice, this sounds
like the function of an adverb!)

Examples:
The man decided against a plea

bargain. (The man is the subject)


What did he do? (decided) in what
particular way? (against) Notice that
(against a plea bargain) is a
prepositional phrase.
He refused because of his
immaturity, not his lack of morals.

More examples:
Alice complained bitterly. (Notice

that this sentence ends with an


adverb.)
At the end of the Roaring 20s, the
incarceration index rose slightly.
(identify the intransitive verb and its
modifier)
When faced with the problem, the
scholar paused.

Remember:
The adverb or prepositional phrase

answers a question about the verb:


The subject did something WHERE?
If Charlie had run into the street, he

would have been injured.


In 1973, the incarceration number
inched upward.

Remember (continued)
The subject did something WHEN?
Thousands of cranes will return in the

spring.
The number climbed in 1974 and in
1975.
Try this one:
Walter Payton died near the end of the
century.
The companys leader collapsed during
the meeting.

Continued.
The subject did something HOW or

TO WHAT DEGREE?
The statistics come in any form you like.
Politicians and the public are

complaining loudly.
Try these:
His blood pressure kept climbing steadily.
She worked with care and precision.

Yet again
The subject did something WHY?
Our elected officials listen because we

vote.
Danas grades improved with the help
of a tutor.
Try these:
Germanys expedition leader collapsed
from the effort.
Elise competed for her family.

Finally. Linking Verbs.


A linking verb implies a state of

being or condition for the subject,


not action. It links the subject to a
noun, pronoun, or adjective in a
sentence. (The subject may be linked
to a predicate nominative a noun or
pronoun, or a predicate adjective.)
Linking verbs restate the subject or
they may be equivalent to the
subject.

Examples:
The test indicates that Sara is a

genius.
is = linking verb, genius = predicate

nominative
Toni Morrison was the first AfricanAmerican woman to win the Nobel Peace
Prize.

Try these:
Roads were a slushy mess on

Monday along parts of the East


Coast.
It was a sad day.
The robbery victim pointed and
yelled, That is he.
Before the show, Ahmad seemed
nervous.

Keep in mind.
Sometimes the modifiers following a

linking verb may answer the question


what as a direct object does for a
transitive verb, they do not receive any
action.
In federal courts nowadays, every sentence

is the same. (We can ask: Every sentence is


what? and the answer is THE SAME. But the
same is not receiving the action of the verb
as with a transitive verb. Same is restating or
indicating the state of being of SENTENCE.

Another example:
Female inmates are the fastest-

growing subpopulation in prison.


(Inmates are what? Answer:
subpopulation. But the
subpopulation is not being acted
upon, it is reinstating or indicating
the state of being of the WOMEN.)

Common Linking Verbs


APPEAR

PROVE

BECOME

REMAIN

FEEL

SEEM

GET

SMELL

GROW

SOUND

SIT

TASTE

LOOK

TURN

Hold on just a minute


Many verbs can be linking, transitive,

or intransitive depending on their


function.
Examples:
Linking: The nations mood turned sour.
(The subject is not engaged in an action.
Turned links mood with a state of being
sour.

Next
More examples.
Transitive: The judge turned the pages

quickly.
(The subject was engaged in the action
(turned) and that action was transferred to
an object (pages)

And finally.
Intransitive
The lawyer turned suddenly toward the

back of the courtroom.


The subject was engaged in an action
(turned) and that action was done in a
particular way (suddenly) but not to
someone or something.

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