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Transitive Vs Intransitive Verbs

Here are the answers: 1) I 2) T 3) T 4) I 5) T 6) I 7) T 8) I 9) T 10) I

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Transitive Vs Intransitive Verbs

Here are the answers: 1) I 2) T 3) T 4) I 5) T 6) I 7) T 8) I 9) T 10) I

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Transitive and

Intransitive
verbs
Submitted To: Respected Sir Muhammad Yunis
Prepared By By: Mir Hamid Farooq
To receive an action, or not to receive an action? That is the question!!!

Transitive Vs. Intransitive Verbs


Read and then compare…
Example 1) The batter hit the ball.

Example 2) The bird sang.

• What is the difference between the two verbs in the above sentences? At
first thought, you may say the definition but forget about the meaning.
Instead, concentrate on the grammar. How do the verbs differ
grammatically?

• Notice that the first sentence has two words following the verb hit. The
second sentence doesn’t have words after the verb sang. These two facts
lead us to a discussion on transitive and intransitive verbs.
Transitive Verbs
Q: What are transitive verbs?
A: Transitive verbs are action verbs that have an object (person, place, thing) to
receive that action. In the first sentence (from the previous slide), the direct object, ball,
received the action of the verb, hit.

Here are some other examples….

1) He baked some cookies.


2) She rode the bike.
3) They ate ice cream.

All of the verbs in the above sentences are transitive


because an object is receiving the action of the verb.

But what about the sentence from the previous slide (The bird sang)?
Is the verb in that sentence a transitive verb?
No, in this case the verb sang is an intransitive verb.
Intransitive Verbs
Q: What are intransitive verbs?
A. 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.

Here are some examples…


1) I fell.
2) He laughed.
3) The sun set.
4) I cried.

In all of the above cases the subject is performing


the action of the verb and nothing is receiving the action.
Summary
To recap, a transitive verb must be an action verb plus there
must be an object to receive that action.
An intransitive verb is when there is an action verb, but an
object does not receive the action.
Practice
Directions: For the following sentences, write “T”
for “transitive verb” and “I” for “intransitive verb.”

1) ____ He walked on the sidewalk.


2) ____ Ahmed kicked his brother.
3) ____ Alexis wrote a love note in her notebook.
4) ____ Mike sits on the front porch.
5) ____ Georgio went to the school store.
6) ____ Russ played his video games.
Decide whether the words in bold are Transitive or intransitive

1. She was crying all day long


2. We showed her photo album
3. The doctor advised me to take exercise regularly
4. It was raining at that time
5. She laughed at the joke
6. They Slept in the street
7. I ate the cherries
8. My father does not drink coffee
9. She gave a cookie to the child
10. He always keeps his money in the wallet

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