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How to use this word?And I have some questions to ask everyone.Vi or Vt...I don't know what is this in sentenceCan everyone give examples to me?(PS.Can you correct my expression on this sentence,please.)

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kaki_91819How can I use this expression?
And I have some questions to ask everyone.

Vi or Vt. I don't know what this is in a sentence.

Can everyone give examples to me? Can anyone give me examples?

(P.S. Can you correct my ~~expression on this~~ sentence, please.)

Hi Kaki
I have made some suggestions for grammatical improvement inside the quote above.

Even after grammatical improvement, you questions are not easy to understand. This is what I think you are asking:

1) How can I use the expression "at once"?
2) What is the difference between an intransitive verb and a transitive verb? Could someone give me examples, please?
3) PS: Would you correct my sentences, please?

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1.
The expression "at once" has several different meanings:
Click http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at+once or http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=55375&dict=CALD and http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=55395&dict=CALD.
- He answered my question at once. (at once = immediately, without delay)
- Jane is trying to learn three different languages all at once. (at once = at the same time, simultaneously)

2.
Basically, when a verb is used transitively, it must have an object. When it is intransitive, it does not take an object.

- He is sleeping. (The verb "sleep" is intransitive.)
- He threw the ball. (The verb "throw" is transitive: ball = direct object)
- He threw the ball to me. (The verb "throw" is transitive: ball = direct object, me = indirect object)

Many verbs have both transitive and intransitive usages.

- My 4-year-old son can read. (read = intransitive)
- John is reading a book. (read = transitive)

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