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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Is the sun sets in the west is tansitive verb
  

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No, The sun sets in the west is not a transitive verb. A transitive verb must have a direct object, as I saw the sun in the western sky.

— Philip

  • No, The sun sets in the west is not a transitive verb.
  • A transitive verb must have a direct object, as I saw the sun in the western sky.
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No, The sun sets in the west is not a transitive verb. A transitive verb must have a direct object, as I saw the sun in the western sky.
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'Set' with that meaning is intransitive.
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Mister Micawber'Set' with that meaning is intransitive.
Thanks for that additional piece of information. I hadn't even considered the possibilities of set as a transitive verb!
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Philip I hadn't even considered the possibilities of set as a transitive verb!
Allow me to set you right on that point.
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