Hi there teachers!
I need your help with transitive verbs, please.
The first thing I'd like to ask you is: are all transitive verbs action/dynamic verbs? Or can non-action/stative verbs also be used transitively?
Here is a pair of examples to show clearly what I'm trying to ask:
- The boys are playing football.
'Play' is an action verb and is used transitively, I.e., has an object following it.
- She needed my help.
'Need' is a non-action or stative verb and has an object, so can we call it a transitive verb here?
My second question is:
In the sentence, 'She does whatever she wants to do', is the verb 'does' a transitive verb?
Laborious can non-action/stative verbs also be used transitively? Yes. This bottle contains water .
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Laboriouscan non-action/stative verbs also be used transitively?
Yes. This bottle contains water.
Laborious- She needed my help. 'Need' is a non-action or stative verb and has an object, so can we call it a transitive verb here?
Yes, we can, and we do.
LaboriousIn the sentence, '