Transitive Verb and Intransitive Verb

Verb

Recap

• What is a verb?

• Identify the verb in the sentence given below:

  1.The students speaks French.

  2.They speak well.

• Can you identify the difference between two sentences above.

Multiple Choice

What is a transitive Verb?

• It is a verb that requires a verb to complete its meaning.

• It is a verb that does not require an object to complete its meaning.

Multiple Choice

Transitive verbs have a direct object.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

The history museum has two new exhibits.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

You must speak the truth.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Direct Objects

• It tells who or what receives the action of a transitive verb

• It is always a noun or pronoun that answers the questions whom? or what? after the verb

Indirect Objects

• tells who or what was affected by the action

• only sentences with direct objects can have indirect objects

• it is sandwiched between the verb and direct objects

• answers the questions to or for whom? or to or for what?

Multiple Choice

To find the direct object, say the action verb +

• "Whom?" or "What?"

• "When?" or "Why?"

• "Where?" or "How?"

Multiple Choice

What is the direct object in the following sentence?

"Ms. Nishimura served her guest a traditional meal."

• meal

• Ms. Nishimura

• served

Multiple Choice

What is the indirect object in the following sentence?

"The company promises its employees annual pay increases."

• company

• promises

• employees

Multiple Choice

Identify function of the underlined word in the sentence:

Carly passed the ball to me.

• Direct object

• indirect object

• verb

Multiple Choice

Identify function of the underlined word in the sentence:

The dog brought his owner the ball.

• Direct Object

• Indirect Object

• Verb

Multiple Choice

What is a intransitive Verb?

• It is a verb that requires a verb to complete its meaning.

• It is a verb that does not require an object to complete its meaning.

Multiple Choice

An intransitive verb DOES NOT have

• direct object

• action verb

• helping verb

We often use adverb or prepositional phrases after intransitive verbs.

• They talked loudly.

• They are sitting on the mats

• We walked to the park

• You slept for three hours.

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

Freida has lived in three different countries.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

Suddenly the child woke up.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

Alex ate a cheeseburger

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

Mrs. Brown opened the door with great difficulty.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

Olivia and Carol laughed.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

I walked to the park yesterday morning.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

I am going to send her some flowers.

• Transitive Verb

• Intransitive Verbs

Multiple Choice

Identify whether the given sentence is transitive or intransitive Sentence:

The train arrived late.

• Transitive verb

• Intransitive verb

Let's Revise

• A transitive verb expresses action that is received by a noun or pronoun.

• The noun or pronoun that receives the action is called a direct object.

• An intransitive verb does not have an object that receives the action.

• An intransitive verb is usually followed by prepositional phrase or adverb.