What is an example of a intransitive sentence?

A finite verb that does not need an object to make a complete sentence is called an intransitive verb. Examples of Intransitive Verb: A flock of birds is flying over our heads. We laughed so hard that we could not talk for a few minutes.

What is a transitive and an intransitive?

When a verb is transitive it means it has an object. For example, Throw a ball. When a verb is intransitive, it doesn’t need an object.

What is Ditransitive verb with example?

A Ditransitive Verb is one that takes both a direct object and an indirect object. EG: He gave her the letter. (‘The letter’ is the direct object, what he gave, and ‘her’ is the indirect object, the person he gave it to. This sentence can also be written ‘He gave the letter to her’.)

What is object in a sentence?

The object of a sentence is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb. It is the who or what that the subject does something to. That sounds complicated, but we’ll understand it more after we practice.

What are the two types of intransitive verbs?

Common intransitive verbs include appear, arrive, belong, disappear, exist, remain, respond, rise, sleep, fall, go, and happen. Some verbs can be both transitive and intransitive, depending on how they are used in a sentence.

What is complex transitive?

In English grammar, a complex transitive is a verb that requires both a direct object and another object or an object complement. For example, made can function as a complex transitive (as in “Her thoughtless remarks made him unhappy”) and also as an ordinary transitive verb (“She made a promise”).

What is a transitive suffix?

Sometimes the general transitive suffix functions like a relational applicative; that is, it derives a transitive verb from an intransitive verb. For example, observe the intransitive motion verbs and speech act verbs in (2a)–(5a) and their transitive counterparts in (2b)–(5b), in which the direct object is a goal.