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Pinky the poodle cleans the dirty supper dishes with his tongue before Grandma loads the "prewashed" items into dishwasher.
Cleans, loads = transitive verbs; dishes, items = direct objects. Important note: When no direct object follows an action verb, the verb is intransitive.
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Depending on the type of object they take, verbs may be transitive, intransitive, or linking. The meaning of a transitive verb is incomplete without a direct object, as in the following examples: INCOMPLETE The shelf holds. COMPLETE The shelf holds three books and a vase of flowers. INCOMPLETE The committee named. COMPLETE The committee named a new chairperson. INCOMPLETE The child broke. COMPLETE The child broke the plate.
An intransitive verb, on the other hand, cannot take a direct object: This plant has thrived on the south windowsill. The compound verb "has thrived" is intransitive and takes no direct object in this sentence. The prepositional phrase "on the south windowsill" acts as an adverb describing where the plant thrives. The sound of the choir carried through the cathedral. The verb "carried" is used intransitively in this sentence and takes no direct object. The prepositional phrase "through the cathedral" acts as an adverb describing where the sound carried. The train from Montreal arrived four hours late. The intransitive verb "arrived" takes no direct object, and the noun phrase "four hours late" acts as an adverb describing when the train arrived. Since the company was pleasant and the coffee both plentiful and good, we lingered in the restaurant for several hours. The verb "lingered" is used intransitively and takes no direct object. The prepositional phrase "in the restaurant for several hours" acts as an adverb modifying "lingered." The painting was hung on the south wall of the reception room. The compound verb "was hung" is used intransitively and the sentence has no direct object. The prepositional phrase "on the south wall of the reception room" acts as a adverb describing where the paint hung. Many verbs can be either transitive or intransitive, depending on their context in the sentence. In the following pairs of sentences, the first sentence uses the verb transitively and the second uses the same verb intransitively: 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 up the fragments of the broken dish. In this example, the verb "watched" is used intransitively and takes no direct object. intransitive The crowd moves across the field in an attempt to see the rock star get into her helicopter. Here the verb "moves" is used as an intransitive verb and takes no direct object. transitive Every spring, William moves all boxes and trunks from one side of the attic to the other. In this sentence "moves" is used as a transitive verb and takes the noun phrase "all the boxes and trunk" as a direct object. Written by Heather MacFadyen
The Difference Between Transitive and Intransitive Verbs My sister broke the window. My father cried. Can you figure out the difference between the verbs (broke, cried) in the above sentences? I'm not talking about the meaning, I'm talking about the grammar. In other words, how are these two verbs grammatically different? We should notice that the first verb, broke, has another word after it. The second verb, cried, does not have another word after it. Generally speaking, we can say that all verbs in English can be divided into two groups--those that must have a word (or words) after them and words that do not have to have any word after them. This rule is simplified right now, but we will learn more later. For now, let's just focus on the simple ideas. Let's look at the two different kinds of verbs. Transitive Verbs My sister broke the window. In the first sentence, the word that comes after the verb, window, is the object of
the verb. We say that window is the object because it receives the action of the verb. All objects of verbs receive the action of the verb. Here are some more examples of transitive verbs with their objects:
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I sold some books. I took the bus. I bought a radio. I understood her question. I wrote a letter.
When a verb has an object that receives the action of the verb, we say that the verb is transitive. Transitive verbs are more common on the TOEFL than intransitive verbs, but many students get confused about intransitive verbs. Let's look at the other kind of verb now.
Intransitive Verbs
My father cried. We can see in this sentence that there is no word after cried. In other words, there is no object for the word, so there is no noun to receive the action of the word. Think about it--what could we say? My father cried something. Is there a noun that we could use after cried? We could probably think of one or two nouns, like tears, or even, good-bye, but normally, we do not use the verb crywith an object. In this case we say that this verb is intransitive because it does not have an object after it. Here are some more examples of intransitive verbs:
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I slept. I coughed. The glass fell. My cat ran. The sun rose.
We should notice that in each case, the subject is doing the action of the verb and nothing receives the action.
S: Just cry. In this case, we would say that cry is intransitive. BE CAREFUL!! One reason that understanding this point is so important is that it is very easy to become confused about whether a verb is transitive or intransitive. Consider the following example: I went to the store yesterday. Is went transitive or intransitive? Many people, including native speakers, will tell you that went is transitive since we have many words after went. However: To say that went is transitive would be a BIG mistake!! So, what are all those other words after went? Well, first of all, to the store is a prepositional phrase. Second, yesterday is an adverb. One more thing: just to make life easier, instead of saying transitive andintransitive all the time, we will say vi (since that's what most dictionaries say) if the verb is intransitive and vt (again, since that's what most dictionaries say) if the verb is transitive. Trust TestMagic: This is extremely important!! We will do some exercises on this point a little bit later.
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live
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eat
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research
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happen
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feed
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exist
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result
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follow
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make
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take place
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occur
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happen
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result
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send
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invent
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Determiners are used in front of nouns to indicate whether you are referring to something specific or something of a particular type. Determiners are different to pronouns in that a determiner is always followed by a noun. Therefore personal pronouns ( I , you , he , etc.) and possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, etc.) cannot be determiners. The definite and indefinite articles a/an/the are all determiners. You use a specific determiner when people know exactly which thing(s) or person/people you are talking about. The specific determiners are: the definite article : the demonstratives : this, that, these, those possessives : my, your, his, her, its, our, their For example:"The dog barked at the boy." "These apples are rotten." "Their bus was late." You use general determiners to talk about people or things without saying exactly who or what they are. The general determiners are: the indefinite articles : a, an few fewer less little many more most much
For example:"A man sat under an umbrella." "Have you got any English books that I could have?" "There is enough food to feed everyone." Either and Neither Either and neither are used in sentences concerning a possible choice between two items. Either can mean one or the other (of two) or each of two. For example:I've got tea and coffee, so you can have either. (One or the other) The room has a door at either end. (Both) Neither means not the first one and not the second one. For example:Neither of the students were listening.
Letter of application (referring to advertisement) (Name) (Address) (Contact number) (Date) Human Resource Manager (Company s name in caps) Address
Dear Sir/Madam,(salutation) I would like to refer on the advertisement in The Star dated 3 February 2012 regarding the post as a Technical Telecommunication Services. (Introduction) I graduated from Multimedia College Northern Region in December 2011 with a Diploma in Engineering (Telecommunication).(body 1) I did my industrial Training at the Telekom Malaysia in October 2011. Enclose is my Curriculum Vitae. Your consideration is greatly appreciated. Yours Sincerely, (initial) (NAME)
Mohamad Anuar Bin Md Rozali No. 264 Jln F3/14 Taman Long Jaafar, kg Boyan 34000 Taiping, Perak Darul Ridzuan. 017-5913234 3 February 2012 Human Resource Manager TELEKOM MALAYSIA SDN BHD Menara TM, Jalan Pantai Baharu 50672 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to apply on the advertisement in the internet with the link www.jobfinder.com dated 2 February 2012 regarding the post as an Assistant Telecommunication s Engineer at your company. I graduated from Multimedia College Northern Region in November 2011 with a Diploma in Engineering (Telecommunication). I did my industrial training at the Taiping s Telekom Malaysia Complex in July 2011 for three months. Enclose is my Curriculum Vitae. Your consideration is greatly appreciated. Yours Sincerely,