Scaffolding 1 a transitive & intransitive
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The document explains the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs. Transitive verbs have objects that receive the action, while intransitive verbs do not. Examples of both types of verbs are provided to clarify their usage.
Scaffolding 1 a transitive & intransitive
- 3. Example : Daphne wrote the essay. In the sentence, the word that comes after the verb, essay, which is the object of the verb. We say that essay is the object because it receives the action of the verb. (Essay is the direct object that answers the question wrote what? After the verb wrote.)
- 4. Here are some more examples of transitive verbs with their objects :- Bella sold some cupcakes. Edward drove the car. Jacob bought the present. Renesmee understood her question. I watched the Twilight. So, any verb that has an object that receives the action of the verb, we say that the verb is transitive.
- 5. Example : My best friend cried. In this sentence that there is no word after cried. There is no object for the word, so there is no noun to receive the action of the word. Normally, we do not use the verb cry with an object. In this case we say that this verb is intransitive because it does not have an object after it.
- 6. Here are more examples of intransitive verbs :- Damon slept. Elena coughed. The chair fell. My cat ran. The sun rose. Thus, we should notice that in each case, the subject is doing the action of the verb and nothing receives the action. We called this intransitive verbs.
- 7. Question?