Transitive and Intransitive Verbs | English Grammar | EasyTeaching

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transitive and intransitive verbs

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verbs can either be transitive or

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intransitive

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transitive verbs must have a direct

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object to complete the thought

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intransitive verbs do not have a direct

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object

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let's start by reviewing what a direct

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object is

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a direct object is the person or thing

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that receives the action from the

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subject

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for example

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she eats watermelon for breakfast

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the action is eat

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and it's the watermelon that is

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receiving the action

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the direct object in this sentence is

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the watermelon

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here are some more examples

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here are the verbs

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and here are the direct objects

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each is receiving the action

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in these examples the action moves from

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the subject

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through the verb

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to the direct object

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from the subject through the verb to the

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direct object

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each of these verbs is a transitive verb

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because the action moves or transits

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from the subject to the object

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these sentences would be incomplete

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without the direct object

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transitive verbs must have a direct

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object to complete the thought

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now some sentences don't have a direct

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object because not all verbs need one

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verbs that don't need a direct object

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are called intransitive verbs

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take this example

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the boy cried

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there is nothing to receive the action

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the action is not passed on to a direct

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object because there is no direct object

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here are some more examples

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an egg dropped on the floor

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the audience laughed

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mr smith sneezed loudly

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in these sentences there is no direct

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object

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the action is not passed on

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these verbs are intransitive

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see if you can work out whether the

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verbs in the following sentences are

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transitive or intransitive

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pause here while you work

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let's check the answers

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in the first sentence the action of the

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verb brushed moves through the subject

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the girl to the direct object her teeth

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this means brushed is transitive

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number two

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there is no direct object that receives

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the action fell

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the branch fell

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to the ground is a prepositional phrase

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telling us where it fell

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because the action fell

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does not move to a direct object

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fel is an intransitive verb

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number three

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placed

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placed what

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the vas

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the vas is receiving the action which

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makes it a direct object

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the action moves from the subject

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through the verb and to the direct

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object

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placed is transitive

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the fourth sentence is written in

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passive voice

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who or what is receiving the action of

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the verb given

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the children

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the direct object is the children

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the action of the verb moves from a

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hidden subject

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most likely a teacher

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to the children

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this means given is transitive

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number five

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arrives is intransitive as there is no

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direct object

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there is nothing receiving the action

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number six

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died is another intransitive verb there

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is no direct object

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some verbs can be transitive or

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intransitive depending on their use

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take the verb melt from a sentence

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earlier in the lesson

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the heat from the car melted the ice

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cream

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here the verb melted is transitive

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because the action is moving from the

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subject to the direct object the ice

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cream

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the verb melted becomes intransitive in

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the following sentence

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the ice cream melted

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plays is another verb that can be

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transitive or intransitive

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joe plays video games all day

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joe plays outside

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here the verb plays is intransitive

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there is no direct object for the action

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to move to

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in this sentence the verb plays is

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transitive

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the action moves through the verb to the

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direct object video games

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as a final activity write two sentences

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one with a transitive verb

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and one with an intransitive verb

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use the given verbs for ideas

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