Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

What is a Transitive Verb?

• an action that passes from a doer to a receiver

• has no receiver of the action

• a verb that expresses action or a state of being

• the subject is the doer of the action

What is a intransitive verb?

• joins the subject with a subject compliment

• an action that passes from a doer to a receiver

• has no receiver of the action

• the form of a verb used to state a fact or ask a question

Frost killed the flowers.

• Intransitive

• Troublesome Verbs

• Linking Verb

• Transitive

Their flock once darkened the skies.

• Linking Verb

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• Troublesome Verb

Bear was attacked by bees.

• Intransitive

• Troublesome Verb

• Transitive

• Linking Verb

[What is the DIRECT object?]

My parents sent a package to me for Christmas.

• my parents

• a package

• me

• Christmas

[What is the DIRECT object?]

Little Billy handed Karen a love note in class yesterday.

• Little Billy

• Karen

• a love note

• in class

Nothing could prevent their extinction.

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• Troublesome Verbs

• Linking Verbs

Larry looked at the mouse.

• Linking Verbs

• Intransitive

• Transitive

• Troublesome Verbs

Bert loved his rat.

• Linking Verbs

• Intransitive

• Transitive

• Troublesome Verbs