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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
talk or talk to her?
Which is correct?
I went to my mum's to talk.
I went to my mum's to talk to her.
Is "talk" in the above sentences an intransitive verb?
I went to my mum's to talk.
I went to my mum's to talk to her.
Is "talk" in the above sentences an intransitive verb?
Top answer
As there is no direct object, 'talk' is intransitive in both sentences.
- As there is no direct object, 'talk' is intransitive in both sentences.
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As there is no direct object, 'talk' is intransitive in both sentences.
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I can use either, right?0
Yes.
If you say the first, you allow the possibility that you may be going to talk to your mother and other people. It's possible, though pretty unlikely, that you may not be going to talk to your mother at all.
If you say the first, you allow the possibility that you may be going to talk to your mother and other people. It's possible, though pretty unlikely, that you may not be going to talk to your mother at all.
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