transitive verb
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Definition
- Noun:
- A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning and form a grammatically correct sentence. The action of the verb is performed upon someone or something (the object).
Usage
- A transitive verb is always followed by a direct object that answers the question "what?" or "whom?" after the verb.
- If you remove the object from a sentence with a transitive verb, the sentence becomes incomplete or changes meaning.
- Many verbs in English can be used both transitively and intransitively, depending on the context.
Examples
- (The verb "wrote" is transitive; "a letter" is the direct object answering "wrote what?".)
- (The verb "prepared" is transitive; "the meal" is the direct object answering "prepared what?".)
- (The verb "found" is transitive; "his keys" is the direct object answering "found what?".)
Advanced Usage
- Ditransitive Verbs: A subcategory of transitive verbs that require objects: a direct object and an indirect object.
- Example: She gave [the dog] [a treat]. ("Gave" is a ditransitive verb; "a treat" is the direct object, and "the dog" is the indirect object.)
- Complex Transitive Verbs: These verbs are followed by a direct object and an object complement (a word or phrase that describes or renames the object).
- Example: They elected her president. ("Elected" is a complex transitive verb; "her" is the direct object, and "president" is the object complement.)
Variants and Related Words
- Transitivity (n): The grammatical property of a verb that determines whether it takes a direct object.
- Intransitive Verb (n): A verb that does not require a direct object to be grammatical (e.g., ).
- Direct Object (n): The noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives the action of a transitive verb.
Synonyms
- Action verb (with an object)
- Verb requiring an object
Related Concepts (Not Phrasal Verbs)
- Passive Voice: Transitive verbs can be used in the passive voice, where the object of the transitive verb becomes the subject of the sentence.
- Example (Active): The team won the game. (Transitive)
- Example (Passive): The game was won by the team.
Noun
- a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical