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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
ditransitive and monotransitive verb
How can I recognize which verb is ditransitive and which verb is monotransitive ?
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Hi, I'd never heard of these terms, but I googled them and found this kind of definition. I hope it helps. org/wiki/Direct_object .
- Hi, I'd never heard of these terms, but I googled them and found this kind of definition.
- I hope it helps.
- org/wiki/Direct_object .
- For example, the verbs buy , bite , break , and eat are monotransitive in English.
- The following examples show monotransitive verbs in sentences (the direct object is in boldface): Yesterday, I bought a cat .
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Hi,
I'd never heard of these terms, but I googled them and found this kind of definition. I hope it helps.
Clive
A monotransitive verb is a that takes two arguments: a and a single http://en.w
I'd never heard of these terms, but I googled them and found this kind of definition. I hope it helps.
Clive
A monotransitive verb is a that takes two arguments: a and a single http://en.w
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Very informative post, Clive.
I bought a cat for my son. Here, is 'bought' used as a monotransitive verb or a ditransitive verb?
I bought a cat for my son. Here, is 'bought' used as a monotransitive verb or a ditransitive verb?
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Hi,
I bought a cat for my son. Here, is 'bought' used as a monotransitive verb or a ditransitive verb?
'ditransitive', according to the definition. You could also say I bought my son a cat.
I guess some verbs can be both monotransitive and ditransitive, depending on how they are used.
I bought a cat for my son. Here, is 'bought' used as a monotransitive verb or a ditransitive verb?
'ditransitive', according to the definition. You could also say I bought my son a cat.
I guess some verbs can be both monotransitive and ditransitive, depending on how they are used.
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hi!!! i'm from peru... and i'm leraning english grammar... i want to know how many ditransitive words are in he english lenguage, and what are they??... some body could help me?!!!
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Hi I know this is an old post but i dont know if you still wonder wether a verb is mono- or di-transitive.
Take the example of the cat: "I bought my son a cat", here bought is not used as ditransitive bought is naturally monotransitive which doesnt mean it cannot take a second object. The idea is that the second object is not obligatory and one could say simply "I bought
Take the example of the cat: "I bought my son a cat", here bought is not used as ditransitive bought is naturally monotransitive which doesnt mean it cannot take a second object. The idea is that the second object is not obligatory and one could say simply "I bought
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Sorry wrote a wrong concept. Clive is write when he says that some verbs can be both Di- or Mono-transitive as for example BUY but GIVE can be used as monotransitive. Sorry again I got confused but I believe the example of the cat is ditransitive lol
Andres
Andres
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Wouldn't that depend on the definition of the word 'give'?
Cows give milk. = monotransitive
Cows give milk. = monotransitive
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YankeeWouldn't that depend on the definition of the word 'give'?[And I don't give a hoot.]
Cows give milk. = monotransitive
Seriously! I'm glad this discussion came up, because I, like Clive, hadn't heard the terms before.
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Monotransitive verbs are followed by a) direct object, b) prepositional object, c) predicator complement ... find the way, deal with the topic, it costs 2 pounds ...
Ditransitive verbs are followed by a) indirect object and direct object (give me the letter), b) direct object and predicator complement (it costs us a lot of money) ...
Ditransitive verbs are followed by a) indirect object and direct object (give me the letter), b) direct object and predicator complement (it costs us a lot of money) ...
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