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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

intransitive verbs

Hello,

I have asked the same given question here before.

1. He is a teacher.

2.The apples taste sweet.

3. He weighs 30 kilos.

Are these senetnces in active or passive voice?

Mr.clive answered it, but did not tell whether all three sentences are active or passive.

I asked a person who is my senior at office.

He told " They are active, since all contain intransitive verbs, which possess only the active voice."

I could not understand the meaning what he wanted to say and also could not date to ask it as he is very senior to me.

Any here could explain the meaning of his logic( written in bold letters)?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Verbs can be classified according to whether they are transitive or intransitive. (If they take a direct object, they are transitive. ) John threw the ball.

— CalifJim

  • Verbs can be classified according to whether they are transitive or intransitive.
  • (If they take a direct object, they are transitive.
  • ) John threw the ball.
  • (transitive - You can throw something.
  • The direct object is "the ball") Mary slept.
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Verbs can be classified according to whether they are transitive or intransitive.
(If they take a direct object, they are transitive. Otherwise they are intransitive.)

John threw the ball. (transitive - You can throw something. The direct object is "the ball")
Mary slept. (intransitive - You can't "sleep something". You just sleep - all by yourself! There is no di
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CalifJimVerbs can be classified according to whether they are transitive or intransitive.
(If they take a direct object, they are transitive. Otherwise they are intransitive.)

CJ

What about ditransitive verbs?
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What about them? How would you classify them?
Do you think a ditransitive verb would be a kind of transitive verb or a kind of intransitive verb?

CJ
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CalifJimWhat about them? How would you classify them?
Do you think a ditransitive verb would be a kind of transitive verb or a kind of intransitive verb?

CJ

A kind of transitive?
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Twice as transitive...
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tritransitives being thrice as transitive, i bet?

sam
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MrPedanticTwice as transitive...

And ergatives? What are they?
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I call them "ARRGGHHatives" because every time I try to understand them myself, I end up saying "ARRGH"! Emotion: smile

I once read an
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I share CJ's wariness, when approaching ergative verbs. But as far as I know, an ergative verb may be distinguished by the fact that, in the active voice, the subject of the verb is not the agent, e.g.

1. The house shook.

2. The wineglass shattered.

Here, "something or someone else" (an earthquake?) shakes the house; and "something or something else" (Caruso?) shatters t
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MrPedanticI share CJ's wariness, when approaching ergative verbs. But as far as I know, an ergative verb may be distinguished by the fact that, in the active voice, the subject of the verb is not the agent, e.g.

1. The house shook.

2. The wineglass shattered.

Here, "something or someone else" (an earthquake?) shakes the house; and "something or
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