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Innertide Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Intransitive verb ?

Hi, can an intransitive verb like 'wait' function as a transitive verb ? 
for instance , consider the following sentence :

she waited for me. 

is it possible to say the 'me' can be the propositional object for the verb 'wait' ? 

thanks in advance. 
  

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innertide Hi, can an intransitive verb like 'wait' function as a transitive verb ? No. You can't have any intervening preposition ( for ) if you want to call it "transitive".

— CalifJim

  • innertide Hi, can an intransitive verb like 'wait' function as a transitive verb ?
  • No.
  • You can't have any intervening preposition ( for ) if you want to call it "transitive".
  • There is an unusual use of 'wait' as a transitive verb, however.
  • It's more or less a slang expression.
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innertideHi, can an intransitive verb like 'wait' function as a transitive verb ?
No. You can't have any intervening preposition (for) if you want to call it "transitive".

There is an unusual use of 'wait' as a transitive verb, however. It's more or less a slang expression.

She waited tables in the evenings to make a little extra
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I told my parents not to wait supper. (transitive)
I had to wait my turn to play. (transitive)

[From Oxford Dictionary.]
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thanks a lot CalifJim.
can please tell me what part of speech the word 'me' is ?
CalifJimBy the way, did you really mean propositional or prepositional?
yes ! sorry that was the auto-correct failing to figure out what I was trying to type.
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innertidecan please tell me what part of speech the word 'me' is ?
It is an object pronoun, the object of the preposition.
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