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SheltieBites Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Travel

"He traveled 10 hours."
"The 10 hours traveled were not enough to get to Los Angeles."

Is "travel" transitive or intransitive?
  

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Hi, Generally speaking, travel can function as either a transitive or intransitive verb. Regards

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  • Hi, Generally speaking, travel can function as either a transitive or intransitive verb.
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Hi,
Generally speaking, travel can function as either a transitive or intransitive verb.

Regards
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RegardsHi, Generally speaking, travel can function as either a transitive or intransitive verb.Regards
"He traveled 10 miles."
"He traveled 10 hours."

So, "travel" is used transitively in both sentences?
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Hi,
It is being used intransitively (no object).

Regards
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"The 10 hours traveled were not enough to get to Los Angeles."

Is "travel" used intransitively here?
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SheltieBites"The 10 hours traveled were not enough to get to Los Angeles."
The sentence makes no intransitive sense. These do:

www.seattleartmuseum.org/Exhibit/Archive/.../catalog/chapter6.htmThis trade route, the Silk Road, was traveled for a thousand years. It consisted of a vast network of tra
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