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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
Transitive verb
• An action verb
• Will have a direct object
– A word that receives the action of the verb
• Also known as vt in a dictionary
Transitive verb
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I gave a present to my best friend Kim.
Penelope wrote a sentence on the board.
Take the trash to the curb.
Missy’s dog caught the Frisbee.
• These sentences all have a direct object – a
sign that your verb is transitive (vt).
Intransitive verb
• An action verb
• Does not have a direct object
• Also know as vi in a dictionary
Intransitive verb
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My mother cried.
Little Sally’s piggy bank broke.
Only Casey and Joseph knew.
Yusef went to the party by himself.
prepositional phrases
– A direct object will never be in the prepositional
phrase.
– These sentences do not have direct objects.
How to tell the difference
A VERB CAN SOMETIMES BE
TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE
Ask yourself…
• Find the verb.
• Does it have a direct object?
– Can you ask what after the verb and get an
answer?
• The glass dog broke in the car.
– Broke what?
– Not a transitive verb.
• The glass dog broke the record.
– Broke what?
– the record
– Yes, this is a transitive verb.
Is it vt or vi?
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Shauna carried her books in her arms.
The books should be carried in her arms.
A baseball broke the window.
A baseball broke through the window.
Mr. Grumps left his shoe in the alley.
Mr. Grumps left after the show.
Is it vt or vi?
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Shauna carried her books.
The books should be carried in her arms.
A baseball broke the window.
A baseball broke through the window.
Mr. Grumps left his shoe.
Mr. Grumps left after the show.
VT
VI
VT
VI
VT
VI
Prepositional phrase