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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

how to use behave...

If you can instruct a child to "please obey me" then why can't you say "please behave me"?
  

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The verb "obey" is transitive. It takes an object. I obeyed the order, the servant obeyed the duke's command.

— BarbaraPA

  • The verb "obey" is transitive.
  • It takes an object.
  • I obeyed the order, the servant obeyed the duke's command.
  • The verb "behave" cannot take an object.
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The verb "obey" is transitive. It takes an object. I obeyed the order, the servant obeyed the duke's command.

The verb "behave" cannot take an object.
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Hi,
Well, for a start, 'obey' is a transitive verb and 'behave' is an intransitive verb. In other words, 'behave' does not take a direct object.

Best wishes, Clive
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