Intransitive???
Intransitive verbs???
I think the writer meant not 'intransitive verbs' but 'transitive verbs'.
ex) James replied that he was feeling better
ex) She shouted that she was busy
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No, the writer is correct. If a verb is transitive, it can typically take a noun phrase as direct object. "that he was feeling better" is a declarative content clause ('noun clause' in conventional terminology), not a noun phrase.
- No, the writer is correct.
- If a verb is transitive, it can typically take a noun phrase as direct object.
- "that he was feeling better" is a declarative content clause ('noun clause' in conventional terminology), not a noun phrase.
- It can also take a preposition phrase as complement: He replied to his teacher.
- But not a noun phrase: * He replied his teacher.
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No, the writer is correct. If a verb is transitive, it can typically take a noun phrase as direct object.
"that he was feeling better" is a declarative content clause ('noun clause' in conventional terminology), not a noun phrase.
It can also take a preposition phrase as complement:
He replied to his teacher.
But not a noun phrase:
* He replied his teacher.
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