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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Direct Method Activities Grammar Drills Grammar Gu 136168

The document discusses transitive and intransitive verbs. [1] Transitive verbs require a direct object that receives the action of the verb and can be identified using wh- questions like "what" or "who". [2] Intransitive verbs do not take a direct object, but may be followed by an adverb or prepositional phrase defined by the question "how". [3] Examples of transitive and intransitive verbs and their structures are provided to illustrate the difference between the two verb types.

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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Direct Method Activities Grammar Drills Grammar Gu 136168

The document discusses transitive and intransitive verbs. [1] Transitive verbs require a direct object that receives the action of the verb and can be identified using wh- questions like "what" or "who". [2] Intransitive verbs do not take a direct object, but may be followed by an adverb or prepositional phrase defined by the question "how". [3] Examples of transitive and intransitive verbs and their structures are provided to illustrate the difference between the two verb types.

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Transitive /

Intransitive verbs
Teacher: Myriam Matmati
Level: Grade 11
• Look at this picture and these scrambled words

apple
/eats / red /
Sarah / a

Now order these words under the right label to get a correct
sentence.
Subject Verb Object: ask the question
What?
Sarah eats a red apple
1. Answer these questions:

What does Sarah do? Verb she eats


She eats what ? Object a red apple

2. Now look at this sentence:

Sarah thanked me for the apple.

What did Sarah do? Verb she thanked

She thanked who ? Object me

Conclusion:
To find if the verb is a transitive verb that requires an object we use ask:
1/ what
2/ who
Let’s fill in the rule with these options:

object / who / verb / action / prepositional / how / what

verb
If the………………….. requires an object. It is called a transitive verb. We need to
use the wh-questions: ……………………
what or …………………….how to know the object.
The  transitive verb is an ……………………… verb,
action that requires a direct ……………..
object
that receives the action.

Practice:
Write two transitive verbs sentences with direct objects that answer ( what and
who)
What My sister cleaned her room
1) ………………………………………………………………………..…………………..
My brother hit me
Who 2) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
In pairs, read each sentence underline the transitive verb in red and the object
in green.

1. Keith placed the heavy metal turntable on his desk.

renderedan
2. After much delay the judge rendered anunpopular
unpopulardecision.
decision.

3. Did
Did you
youbuy
buythe vegetables
the vegetables for the sew?

4. The orchestra began with a loud overture.

Began is the verb but has no object This is not a transitive


verb
Now let’s see the intransitive verbs.

The orchestra began with a loud overture


Subject Verb How?
The orchestra began with a loud overture

Now, focus on those sentences underline in red the intransitive verbs, in green
what comes after and match those phrases with the right title.
leaksatatthe
1. The roof leaks thefirst
firstsign
signofof rain. 1+ How?
rain.
swirlednear
2. Clouds swirled nearthethetop
topofofthe
the 2+ a. Adverb phrase
mountain. mountain.
3. East Hampton isn’t
isn’t far
far from
from Shelter
Shelter Island. 3+ b. Prepositional phrase.
Island.
4.The father shouted
shoutedangrily
angrilyatathis
hisson.
son 4+
Let’s fill in the rule with these options:

/ how/ intransitive / object / adverb/ prepositional / action

intransitive action
An …………………………. verb is an .…………………….. verb, that does not have a direct
object
………………………………. The phrase following the intransitive verb is usually defined by the
question: …………………..
How
adverb Prepositional  phrase.
The action verb ends or is modified by an…………………………. or ………………………..

Practice:

Write two intransitive verb sentences with direct prepositional and adveb phrases

Adverb phrase:1) ……………………………………………………………………..…………………..


I slept soundly

She talked to me in a soft voice


Prepositional phrase:2) …….…………………………………………………..………………………
I. Let’s practice together: Underline the verb and say whether transitive or
intransitive and explain why.

enjoy
1. City dwellers always enjoy a trip into the country. ( transitive )

2. The runaway bus careened into a stone wall. ( intransitive )

II. Match each sentence with the appropriate phrase:


b
1/(Transitive) Bruce made an important ……………….. a. up at me
2/(Intransitive ) Sally smiled …………………….
a b. choice

Practice: complete the sentences below.


book
1/(Transitive) After dinner, Ted read a ………………..
frantically /fairly / madly / quickly / with speed
2/(Intransitive ) The motorcycle races …………………….
car
1/(Transitive) My brother bought a ………………..
2/(Intransitive ) My father laughedat…………………….
me /hysterically / wildly
tray / plate
1/(Transitive) Take the …………………….. Into the kitchen.
2/(Intransitive ) In the morning, the birds chrip …………………….
With joy / joyfully
Let’s wrap up:

A verb that has a direct …………….. transitive


object is called a …………………... Verb, and to know what
type of object we need we ask ……………..
what or …………………..
who
Example:
……………………………………………………………………………………..

A verb that does not take a direct object is called ………………………


intransitive it is followed by
nothing.
Example:
……………………………………………………………………………………..
adverb
However, an intransitive verb can be followed by either an …………………..….. phrase
or a ……………………….…..
prepositional phrase, and to define these phrases we ask …………………
how
Example:
……………………………………………………………………………………..

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