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Lacki Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Intransitive or transitive verb

Linda waited for the wagon. Is WAITED a transitive verb or intransitive verb?

Is "wagon" the object?
  

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Hi, Linda waited for the wagon. Is WAITED a transitive verb or intransitive verb? It's usually intransitive, and it is here.

— Clive

  • Hi, Linda waited for the wagon.
  • Is WAITED a transitive verb or intransitive verb?
  • It's usually intransitive, and it is here.
  • Is "wagon" the object?
  • It's the object of the prepostion.
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Hi,

Linda waited for the wagon. Is WAITED a transitive verb or intransitive verb? It's usually intransitive, and it is here.

Is "wagon" the object? It's the object of the prepostion.



Clive
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Some grammarians like to think of expressions like wait for as being "two-word verbs". They would then consider this a transitive verb, with 'wagon' being its direct object. Other verbs that could belong to this category are: turn on [the radio]; turn up [the volume]; put on [a dress]; hang up [the phone]; look at [the picture]. I'm not sure how many people here subscribe to this simpl
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