TRANSITIVE/INTRANSITIVE VERBS
VERBS
A verb is an action word. It tells us what the subject of a sentence does. There are two types of verbs: Transitive and Intransitive verbs.
Transitive Verbs
These are verbs that have or take objects.
Example:
1. One man does the work.
2. I broke my leg.
3. She slapped the boy.
4. The tailor made a beautiful dress.
Intransitive Verbs
These are verbs that don’t take or have objects
Examples:
1. A cock crows.
2. I slept very well yesterday.
3. The baby cries everyday.
However, some verbs can be used either as transitive verbs (that is, with objects) and as intransitive verbs (that is, without objects) e.g;
ate
i. He ate rice (rice is the object)
ii. He ate (no object)
fight
i. I can fight him (Him is the object)
ii. I can fight (no object)
sing
i. Bimpe sings a song everyday (song is the object)
ii Bimpe sings everyday (no object)
EVALUATION
List five verbs, use them in sentences and state whether the verbs are transitive or intransitive.
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1. Talk - She talks a lot.
2. Dance - He dances very well.
3. Flog - The teacher flogged the boy.
4. Think - The little boy thinks so maturely.
5. Sat - The cat sat by the window.
Dance-move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of step
Flog-beat someone with a whip or stick as a punishment.
Sat-the sat is a standardized test that
Measures a student's skills in three core areas critical reading, maths, and writing.