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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
'slip number place(s)'
"It slipped six places to 27th."
Here in the sentence, the verb slip is used as a transitive verb and six places functions as an object or six places functions as an adverb and slip is an intransitive verb?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
Here in the sentence, the verb slip is used as a transitive verb and six places functions as an object or six places functions as an adverb and slip is an intransitive verb?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual in advance!
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"Slip" meaning to slide or fall is intransitive. In your sentence, "slip" doesn't transfer any action to the six places. " Here collar is the object.
- "Slip" meaning to slide or fall is intransitive.
- In your sentence, "slip" doesn't transfer any action to the six places.
- " Here collar is the object.
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"Slip" meaning to slide or fall is intransitive. In your sentence, "slip" doesn't transfer any action to the six places.
"Slip" meaning to free from is transitive: "The dog slipped its collar." Here collar is the object.
"Slip" meaning to free from is transitive: "The dog slipped its collar." Here collar is the object.
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