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Title: Transitive vs' Intransitive Verbs


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Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs
  • A Fun Grammar Lesson
  • By
  • Leslie Ackerman

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Each Verb in a Speakers Lexicon is Categorized
as a Verb and SubCategorized as Transitive or
Intransitive.
  • Subcategories
  • Transitive
  • Intransitive

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Transitive Verbs
  • Take a Noun Phrase
  • Take an Object

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Intransitive Verbs
  • Do Not Require a Noun Phrase
  • Do Not Require a Direct Object
  • Need a Preposition

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Examples of Transitive Verbs
  • I kick a ball.
  • Cook the spaghetti slowly.
  • Kimberly told the joke.

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Examples of Intransitive Verbs
  • Pat laughed at the joke.
  • Look on the wall.

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Some Verbs Can Be In Both Subcategories
  • Example READ
  • I read the book.
  • You read at the library.
  • Can you tell me which contains an intransitive
    verb and which contains a transitive verb????

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Now Its Time to Make Sentences!!!
  • Take out a piece of paper
  • Write one sentence with a transitive verb
  • Write one sentence with an intransitive verb
  • Share sentences with your neighbor

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Material Adapted From
  • Lori Garners English 302 Class Notes
  • Finegan, Edward. Language Its Structure
    and Use. 3rd edition (1999)
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