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Thatkoko666 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Is 'sit' transitive or intransitive in this case?
He sits on a chair
I guess it's transitive since the object is chair.
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"Chair" is the object of the preposition "on". "Sit" is intransitive here. " "Sit" can indeed be transitive in other cases, though.
- "Chair" is the object of the preposition "on".
- "Sit" is intransitive here.
- " "Sit" can indeed be transitive in other cases, though.
- You can sit a horse, for instance.
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"Chair" is the object of the preposition "on". "Sit" is intransitive here. If it were transitive, the sentence would be "He sits a chair." "Sit" can indeed be transitive in other cases, though. You can sit a horse, for instance.
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