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Eulid Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
transitive verb
In the following examples, is "think" a transitive verb? Why?
(i) What did you think of the movie?
(ii) I told him exactly what I thought of him!
(i) What did you think of the movie?
(ii) I told him exactly what I thought of him!
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eulid In the following examples, is "think" a transitive verb? No. eulid Why?
- eulid In the following examples, is "think" a transitive verb?
- No.
- eulid Why?
- Because there is no direct object.
- The sentences would stand alone with their verbs alone: What did you think?
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eulidIn the following examples, is "think" a transitive verb?No.
eulidWhy?Because there is no direct object. The sentences would stand alone with their verbs alone:
What did you think?
I told him exactly what I thought!
The rest is complementary.
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Mister Micawber eulidIn the following examples, is "think" a transitive verb?No.eulidWhy?Because there is no direct object. The sentences would stand alone with their verbs alone:What did you think?I told him exactly what I thought!The rest is complementary.Thanks.
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How about the word "think" in the following sentences? It seem they cannot stand alone with their verb "think" alone.
(i) She http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/thought_1 of him often.
(ii) I often think about the time we spent in Rome.
(ii) I’ve got to
(i) She http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/thought_1 of him often.
(ii) I often think about the time we spent in Rome.
(ii) I’ve got to
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