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Sindrei [870]
3 years ago
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How can you tell if a verb is liking, transitive or intransitive? here's an example:

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2 answers:
Lerok [7]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

You can tell by simple textures of the feature.

Mariana [72]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

your expletives answer is it's transitive it should be.

Explanation:

Objects

A verb may be followed by an object that completes the meaning of the verb. Two kinds of objects follow verbs: direct objects and indirect objects. To determine if a verb has a direct object, isolate the verb and make it into a question by placing whom? or what? after it. The answer—if there is one—is the direct object, as in the following examples:

Direct objectThe advertising executive drove a flashy red Porsche.Direct objectHer staff gave her a bouquet of flowers.

The second sentence above also contains an indirect object (her). An indirect object (which, like a direct object, is always a noun or pronoun) is, in a sense, the recipient of the direct object. To determine if a verb has an indirect object, isolate the verb and ask to whom?, to what?, for whom? or for what? after it. The answer is the indirect object.

Not all verbs are followed by objects, as in the following sentences:

The guest speaker rose from her chair to protest.After work, Randy usually jogs around the canal.Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Verbs that take objects are known as transitive verbs. Verbs not followed by objects are called intransitive verbs.

Some verbs can be either transitive or intransitive, depending on the context, as in the following examples:

TransitiveI hope the Senators win the next game.The verb win has a direct object (the next game) and is therefore a transitive verb.IntransitiveDid we win?The verb win has no direct object and is therefore an intransitive verb.Subject Complements

In addition to transitive verbs and intransitive verbs, there are linking verbs. The word or phrase which follows a linking verb is called a subject complement (not an object).

The most common linking verb is be. Other linking verbs are become, seem, appear, feel, grow, look, smell, taste and sound, among others. Note that some of these can be linking verbs, transitive verbs or intransitive verbs, depending on how you use them, as in the following examples:

Linking verb with subject complementHe was a radiologist before he became a full-time yoga instructor.Linking verb with subject complementYour homemade chili smells delicious.Transitive verb with direct objectI can’t smell anything with this terrible cold.Intransitive verb with no objectThe interior of the new Buick smells strongly of fish.

Note that a subject complement can be either

Example Sentences

Format reminder: verb, object, propositional phrase, adverb

continue

We will continue the meeting after the break. (transitive)

The meeting continued after the break. (intransitive)

play

Three of the students play the guitar. (transitive)

The students will play outside today. (intransitive)

return

Javier returned the book to the library. (transitive)

The students returned to school after the winter break. (intransitive)

grow

I grow zucchini in my garden. (transitive)

My daughter is growing quickly. (intransitive)

If you are unsure about whether a verb is transitive or intransitive, you can check a dictionary.  Most dictionaries, such as the online version of Merriam Webster, indicate whether a verb, and each definition of the verb, is transitive or intransitive.  Whether a verb is transitive or intransitive may depend on whether the verb has multiple meanings.  Make sure to read through the examples provided in the dictionary, if available, to ensure that you are using the verb correctly.

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