Transitive/Intransitive Verbs / Causative Construction bzm

Intransitive verbs-do not take an object.

• True

• False

Transitive verbs-verbs that take an object that receives an action.

• True

• False

Sentence with intransitive verb

• The captain married John and Marlene during the cruise.

• Cody passed the book to Paul.

• Moira and Jack sang at the school concert.

• Geoffrey bought the boat yesterday.

Sentence with transitive verb

• Jordan's sympathies rest with the defendant.

• Geoffrey bought the boat yesterday.

• Kathy lies in the hammock on summer afternoons.

• The Houghmans dance regularly.

Sentence with the transitive verb

• The children laughed heartily.

• I jog around the neighborhood every day.

• Farida lived in three different countries.

• Dad cooked pizza and hot dogs.

Make the Causative Construction:

Andrew___his phone___(steal).(past action)

• had, stolen

• has ,stolen

• stole

• will, steal

Causative construction:

• It has two big rooms.

• I am having my laptop fixed.

• She is getting ready.

• I am having dinner.

Make the second sentence using the causative:
Are you going to get an IT specialist to fix your laptop?

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• Are you going to get your laptop fixed by an IT specialist?

• Going to get your laptop fix by an IT specialist?

• To get your laptop fixed by an IT specialist?

• An IT specialist fixed my laptop.

Make the causative construction:

He ___his car___(to repair) tomorrow.(future action)

• will be repairing his car

• will repair his car

• will have repaired his car

• will have his car repaired

When they call from the charity, Mrs. Alpert always gives generously.

•  Intransitive

• Transitive