Transcript 7 - GEOCITIES.ws

Transitive and intransitive verbs
Certificate English Usage
Are these sentences correct?
1. At the meeting, we discussed about the plan
in detail.
2. I waited my friend about half an hour.
3. The picnic was cancelled because it
rained.
4. Mr Wan arrived home late.
Are these sentences correct?
1. At the meeting, we discussed about the plan
in detail. X
2. I waited my friend about half an hour. X
3. The picnic was cancelled because it
rained. 
4. Mr Wan arrived home late. 
Are these sentences correct?
1. At the meeting, we discussed about the plan
in detail. X
2. I waited my friend about half an hour. X
3. The picnic was cancelled because it
rained. 
4. Mr Wan arrived home late. 
Two kinds of verbs
• a transitive verb takes an object (vt + obj)
eg. He won the match
She broke the cup.
• an intransitive verb does not take an object
eg. arrive, wait
Tell me when he arrived.
If there is an object after the intransitive verb,
we put a preposition after it. (vi + prep +
obj)
arrived at the ferry pier ()
(object)
More examples of intransitive verbs
1. wait
Do you mind waiting outside?
Please wait _____ me.
More examples of intransitive verbs
1. wait
Do you mind waiting outside?
Please wait for me.
More examples of intransitive verbs
2. reply
He did not reply.
He did not reply _____ me.
More examples of intransitive verbs
2. reply
He did not reply.
He did not reply to me.
A List to remember • intransitive verbs
• transitive verbs:
• verb + object
win ,
reach,
discuss,
consider,
oppose, investigate,
answer, lack, marry,
rise, suffer, regret,
search, enjoy, cut
• No preposition
after the verb
• verb + prep + object
arrive at,
wait for,
get to,
talk about,
think about,
object to,
look into,
reply to,
suffer from (a disease),
knock on/at,
listen to, apply for,
search for
Practice
Certificate English
Usage
Exercise 1 Section A
- B p.4-5
Answers of Ex.1 Section A
1. did
2. contains / consists of
3. suffered
4. demanded / made a request for
5. looking into
6. rising
sb. raise the prices/his hand (sb lifts sth to
a higher position)
7. lacked
Answers of Ex.1 Section A
lacked / want for (used in questions and
negative sentences, eg. His son never
wants for anything)
8. refrain from / restrain oneself from
(control one’s behaviour)
9. heard from (receive news or information
from someone)
10. read / look at
Answers of Section B p.5
3. go with / accompany
4. put out / extinguish
5. (complain to sb about sth)
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. fell down ( = collapsed)
10. 
Answers of Section B
11. lay off ( = dismiss / fire / sack)
12. call off (= cancel)
13. 
14. depart from (= leave)
Practice
Certificate English
Usage
Exercise 1 Section C
p.6-7
Answers of Section C
1. admit (vb +ing) = confess to (vb +ing)
2. cancelled = called off
3. postpone = put off
4. take X into account = consider X
5. did not agree with = objected to (my
proposal)
6. suffer from a bad headache
7. called on = visited
Answers of Section C
8. add to = increased
9. break in = interrupt
10. Office work interests (v) her
11. I approve your proposal (officially accept a
plan, proposal)
12. The firemen extinguished / put out the fire
…
13. His speech impressed us deeply. (= made
a deep impression)
Answers of Section C
14. requested my presence = asked me to be
present
15. have no doubt of / about his honesty =
don’t doubt his honesty
When a transitive verb is changed to a noun,
it is followed by a preposition
1. discuss
hold a discussion about
2. investigate
carry out an investigation into
3. regret
feel regret for
Some transitive vbs can be followed by
reflexive pronouns (-self / -selves)
Condition: when the subject and object of the
verb are the same
Examples:
• We enjoy ourselves
• He cut himself
• She hurt herself
• They help themselves
• She makes herself a dress
Practice
• Section B Exercise A p. 7-8
Reminder:
• use the right symbols (four symbols)
Answers of Section B p.7-8
5. have doubts about
6. concluded (X) = sum up
7. in need of
8.  (shave himself / shave off his beard/
shave her legs)
9. afraid of
10. belong to
11. require X our attention
Answers of Section B p.7-8
12. 
13. Did she hurt … ?
14. admired X the courage
15. enjoy yourself at the party
16. 
17. blame yourself for sth
18. at
Practice on Open Cloze p.8-9
Skills of doing Open Cloze
1. Read Version 1 to get a detailed understanding of the
context.
2. Move on to Version 2. Read to get a general idea of how the
original points are rephrased.
3. Attempt the easy ones by copying directly from Version 1.
Alter or transform the words from Version 1 to fit into
Version 2.
– look at the words before and after the blanks. they often
give clues as to which word(s) to use.
3. Answer the questions
– read through the whole sentence and decide which part
of speech you need to use
Practice on Open Cloze p.8-9
Do the practice now
Answers of Exercise B p.8-9
2. asked
3. hear
4. (had) happened to
5. told
6. In reply to
7. told
8. (had) heard / learned (from)
Answers of Exercise B p.8-9
9. thought / spoke of
10. asked
11. join
12. decline / refuse (his invitation)
How to study this chapter?
• make a list of transitive and intransitive
verbs in your personal dictionary
• remember to list the prepositions needed
for the verbs
• Do it now !
Transitive and intransitive verbs
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win
discuss
reach = arrive at / in
consider = take sth
into account
• oppose = object to
• investigate = look into
• answer = reply to
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lack
marry
regret
rise
sustain / suffer (an
injury)
• admit = confess to
• cancel = call off
Transitive and intransitive verbs
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postpone = put off
extinguish = put out
admire
wait for
talk about
think about
respond to
knock on / at the door
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listen to
apply for (a job)
consist of
refrain from
restrain sb from
leave = depart from
visit = call on
increase = add to
Transitive and intransitive verbs
• interrupt = break in
• conclude = sum up
Expressions with nouns
• feel regret for
• hold a discussion
about
• conduct an
investigation into
• make a request for
• have no doubt about
• be in need of