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Arjun Kumar Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Transitive or Intransitive?
"I am sleeping on the bed."
Is "sleeping" a transitive or transitive verb here? Can we really call "bed" as an object. For example, in "I am eating an apple", I can say that "apple" is an object. But what about bed inthe first sentence?
Is "sleeping" a transitive or transitive verb here? Can we really call "bed" as an object. For example, in "I am eating an apple", I can say that "apple" is an object. But what about bed inthe first sentence?
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In my grammar, sleeping is an intransitive verb in your example as it has no object. CB
- In my grammar, sleeping is an intransitive verb in your example as it has no object.
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In my grammar, sleeping is an intransitive verb in your example as it has no object.
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The verb is intransitive in 'I am sleeping on the bed'.
The sentence is unnatural without further context - If you are sleeping, then you won't say anything. It is fine if you are describing a picture of yourself, or saying what you are doing later.
The sentence is unnatural without further context - If you are sleeping, then you won't say anything. It is fine if you are describing a picture of yourself, or saying what you are doing later.
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Arjun KumarWhy is there no object? Why is bed not an object?There is a preposition before it.
Cf. I am buying a bed.
There is an object now, a bed.
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So, what is the part of speech of "bed" if it comes after a preposition? And why should it be not considered an object if it comes after a preposition?
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