Adjectiveintransitive (not comparable) Positive intransitive Superlative none (absolute)
AntonymsFrenchAdjectiveintransitive
ItalianAdjectiveintransitive pl.
AnagramsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In grammar, an intransitive verb does not take an object. In more technical terms, an intransitive verb has only one argument (its subject), and hence has a valency of one. For example, in English, the verbs sleep and die, are intransitive. Some verbs, such as smell are both transitive and intransitive. Some examples of sentences with intransitive verbs:
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GNU Free Documentation License What are two intransitive verbs and one transitive verb in this paragraph? Q. As he walked farther, the sky grew cloudy. Soft raindrops fell and splattered on the sidewalk. The rain soaked through the holey umbrella, and Bob was drenched. "I guess I should think very carefully about the consequences of whether or not to take someone's advice," he sputtered. Asked by Katie - Mon Sep 8 17:33:06 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. intransitive: walked fell transitive: take Answered by joeyjojoshaba73 - Mon Sep 8 20:54:11 2008 Please help i cant find the intransitive verb and the direct or indirect objects!? Q. 1. The fact gave Cugnot another place in history. 2. His car hit a wall in the world's first car accident. 3. He hadn't given it brakes. 4. In 1865 Pierre Lallemont made a test for his bicycle in Connecticut. Asked by none - Tue Mar 10 19:41:31 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. 1. The fact gave (Cugnot = ind. obj.) (another place in history= dir. obj). 2. His car hit (a wall = dir. obj.) in the world's first car accident. 3. He hadn't given (it = indir. obj) (brakes = dir. obj.). 4. In 1865 Pierre Lallemont made (a test = dir. obj) (for his bicycle hm.. hard one, "for" would indicate an ind. obj. if it means "in favor of, in the interest of", but I feel it means here "in reference to", so I would not call this an ind. obj.) in Connecticut. An intransitive verb is a verb that does NOT take a direct object: to be, to become etc. No intransitive verbs here, as all sentences have a direct object. Hope I helped! Answered by icqanne - Wed Mar 11 02:30:58 2009 How to you explain transitive and intransitive verbs.?
Q. guys (and girls) I'm not understanding what an intransitive and Transitive verb is. Can anyone help? I need it very simple can anyone help thanks. Asked by T-money - Mon Dec 8 19:11:22 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. In grammar, an intransitive verb does not take an object. Transitive verbs do take up an object. Examples: transitive According to the instructions, we must leave this goo in our hair for twenty minutes. In this example, the verb "leave" takes a direct object, the noun phrase "this goo." intransitive We would like to stay longer, but we must leave. In this example, the verb "leave" does not take a direct object. transitive The audience attentively watched the latest production of The Trojan Women. In this example, the verb "watch" is used transitively and takes the noun phrase "the latest production of The Trojan Women" as a direct object. intransitive The cook watched while the new dishwasher surreptitiously picked… [cont.] Answered by nu.cyu.ler dis.truk.on GOP 2012 - Mon Dec 8 19:22:46 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "intransitive"  news.google.com Minneapolis Star Tribune Verbs come in two varieties: transitive and intransitive . Transitive verbs convey action, as in "I painted my boat blue." Intransitive verbs merely link the ... news.google.com guardian.co.uk NB the transitive and intransitive use of the past tense of lay. In number 3, the first sentence is how I would write it, but I have no recollection of what ... news.google.com Online Gambling Paper Dictionary describes the usage 'lucked out', or 'lucked into', as an intransitive form of luck which conveys the meaning that a person has by chance come ... From Google News Search: "intransitive"  greatdome.net 700px x 665px | 76.00kB [source page] migrare to migrate transitive verb to cause to go from one state of existence or place to another intransitive verb 1 of the soul to pass at death from one body or being to another  viaforakress.com 404px x 600px | 55.70kB [source page] viewed from indoors photo credit Nicholas Walster raw materials mel Bochner Counting Intransitive inside outside 1973 88 From Yahoo Image Search: "intransitive"  marcus-schulte.blogspot.com Marcus Schulte Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:24:00 GM Generics Gotcha: . Intransitive. Inheritance from self-referential types. The setup. I was used to the assumption that type inheritance in Java is transitive, that is B extends A and C extends B implies that C is a subtype of A as well as ...  richardsjottings.blogspot.com Richard Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:17:00 GM Verbs Transitive and . Intransitive. . It makes me cringe when restaurant waiters say 'Enjoy!' with no reference to the object, though when I feel charitable I reflect that they may just have been abbreviating 'Enjoy your meal!' ...  boingboing.net (Xeni Jardin) Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:05:38 GM It can be used as a verb, both transitive (John snaked Mary on a plane) and . intransitive. (Mary was snaked on a plane by John). It can be an action verb (John really snakes on a plane), a passive verb (Mary really doesn't snake on a ... From Google Blog Search: "intransitive" |
