Transitive/intransitive forms of verbs in theory
Hello,
Do you go along with this talk that says:
In theory, at least, any English verb might be used in both transitive and intransitive senses.
And if so, what does it mean? Would you like to offer some examples on occasions whereby that talk is true?
I heard this from a great grammarian.
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KhoshtipMan Do you go along with this statement that says: There are thousands of English verbs that are used both transitively and intransitively. So the best way to go about a proof would be by falsification.
- KhoshtipMan Do you go along with this statement that says: There are thousands of English verbs that are used both transitively and intransitively.
- So the best way to go about a proof would be by falsification.
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KhoshtipManDo you go along with this statement that says:
There are thousands of English verbs that are used both transitively and intransitively. So the best way to go about a proof would be by falsification.
0Almost all verbs in English can be either transitive or intransitive. Verbs that can be only transitive or intransitive are rare in English, and even these can usually be forced into intransitive or transitive usage, respectively. To see what he means, try to find a verb that can be only transitive or intransitive, and can't be forced into the other mode. You'd be lucky to find 5 of these i
0There are verbs in English which can't be used transitively: Sleep, Yawn, Sneeze, Go, Sit, Jump, Poke, Laugh, Walk, Jump etc.
There's a basic rule to differentiate between transitive and intransitive verb: If the verb used in the sentence can answer two words that are: "whom" and "what" then it is transitive verb, and if it doesn't answer any of the word then it is intransitive verb.
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