Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Download
Report
Transcript Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Transitive and
Intransitive Verbs
Transitive Verbs
A transitive verb expresses an action that
moves from a doer to a receiver aka a DO.
EVERY transitive verb has a receiver aka
DO.
If it does not, it is intransitive.
Ex. Eli Whitney created the cotton gin.
Intransitive Verbs
An intransitive verb has NO receiver of its
action aka NO DO.
An intransitive verb maybe followed by an
adverb of prep phrase.
Ex. Todd Burpo wrote about his son’s
experience.
Ex. His family struggled.
Ex. The road takes you south.
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
Some verbs will be both transitive and
intransitive. It depends on how the verb is used in
the sentence.
Ex. Madge ate the cookies. Ate = transitive
because cookies is the DO.
Ex. We ate at seven o’clock last night. Ate =
intransitive because it does not have a DO. The
verb is followed by a prep phrase.