Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

• Pgs. 129-131

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

• Often when a verb expresses action, something or
  someone in the predicate receives that action.
• Who or what receives the action in these
  sentences?
• Paula hit the ball over the wall.
• The crowd cheered the batter.
• Ball
• batter

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

• A verb that sends its action to a noun or a
  pronoun in the predicate is called a transitive
  verb.
• The noun or the pronoun that receives the action
  of the verb is called the direct object.
• A verb that does not send its action to a word in
  the predicate is called an intransitive verb.

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

• Many verbs can be either transitive or
  intransitive
• Transitive The crowd cheered the batter.
• Intransitive People cheered wildly.
• Ask your self whom or what after the verb. If
  there is no answer than the verb is intransitive.

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

• Linking verbs are always intransitive. They do
  not express action.
• The Monarchs are the winners.
• They seem happy about their victory.
• The team is in first place now.

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Answer 1-14 on pg. 130

1. Contracted-transitive
2. Wore- transitive
3. Walked- intransitive
4. Won- transitive
5. Had- transitive
6. Was- intransitive
7. Required- transitive
8. Runs- transitive, passes- transitive

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Answer 1-14 on pg. 130

• 9. Runs- intransitive
• 10. Was- intransitive
• 11. Had taken- transitive
• 12. Took-transitive, chase-transitive, headed-
  intransitive
• 13. Flew-intransitive, passed-transitive
• 14. Set-transitive