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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
transitive/intransitive
does anyone have a list of transitive/intransitive 
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Do you have an English dictionary? For each word that is a verb, you will find the following abbreviations in the definition vi . (verb, intransitive) and / or vt.
- Do you have an English dictionary?
- For each word that is a verb, you will find the following abbreviations in the definition vi .
- (verb, intransitive) and / or vt.
- (verb, transitive), followed by the definition, and perhaps examples.
- Many verbs can be both transitive and intransitive, depending on their usage and definition.
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Do you have an English dictionary? For each word that is a verb, you will find the following abbreviations in the definition
vi. (verb, intransitive) and / or vt. (verb, transitive), followed by the definition, and perhaps examples. Many verbs can be both transitive and intransitive, depending on their usage and definition.
vi. (verb, intransitive) and / or vt. (verb, transitive), followed by the definition, and perhaps examples. Many verbs can be both transitive and intransitive, depending on their usage and definition.
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I sold some books. I took the bus. I bought a radio. I wrote a letter. I understood her question.- In all these after the verb there is an object which suffers or receives the action of the verb. ie. sold what? book, Wrote what? Letter..... Like that.. Okkkk- these verbs are known as 'transitive' verbs.Now see these:
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