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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs What is a Transitive Verb? - A verb that requires both a subject and object. - Without a direct object the meaning of a transitive verb is unclear. Does it have a direct object? - To determine if a verb has a direct object ask “what?” after the verb. She wrote the letter. - The verb is: wrote - Ask yourself: She wrote what? -Answer: the letter is the direct object. Therefore, wrote is a transitive verb. The dog shook his tail. - The verb is: shook - Ask yourself: The dog shook what? - Answer: Tail is the direct object. Therefore, shook is a transitive verb. What is an Intransitive verb? - A verb that does not have a direct object, though the sentence may contain an adverbial or prepositional phrase. Mrs. Brown laughed. - The verb is: laughed - Ask yourself: Mrs. Brown laughed at what? - Answer: there is no word to receive the action of the verb laughed and no direct object. Therefore, laughed is an intransitive verb. The dog barked quietly in the shed. - The verb is: barked - Ask yourself: The dog barked at what? - Answer: There is no word to receive the action of the verb bark and no direct object. The words quietly in the shed provide where and how he barked, but these are not direct objects. Therefore shook is an intransitive verb. * More Examples: The teacher graded the papers. S V DO o Transitive verb Jamie screamed out loud. S V o Intransitive verb