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Transitive and Intransitive Verb

February 19th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

State whether the verbs in the following sentences are transitive or intransitive. Name the object of each transitive verb, and the complement of each verb of incomplete predication.

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Intransitive Verbs Used as Transitive Verbs

February 3rd, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

When an intransitive verb is used in a causative sense it becomes transitive.
Read the sentences given below:
The dog walks. (The verb walks is intransitive in this sentence because it has no object.)
He walks the dog. (The verb walks is transitive in this sentence because it has an object – the dog.)

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