Exploring Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

The video tutorial explains the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs, highlighting their Latin origins. Transitive verbs carry an action to a direct object, while intransitive verbs do not. Examples are provided to illustrate these concepts, including dictionary abbreviations. The tutorial also touches on linking verbs and emphasizes the importance of context in determining verb type.

What does the Latin root 'trans' mean?

• To go

• Across

• To land

• To move

Which of the following best describes a transitive verb?

• A verb that describes a state

• A verb that does not need an object

• A verb that modifies an adjective

• A verb that carries an action to a direct object

In the sentence 'Please pass the sugar', what is the direct object?

• Please

• Pass

• The

• Sugar

What abbreviation is used in dictionaries for transitive verbs?

• V

• TR

• VI

• VT

In the sentence 'Those boys giggle easily', what type of verb is 'giggle'?

• Auxiliary

• Linking

• Intransitive

• Transitive

What question do you ask to find the direct object of a verb?

• How?

• When?

• Who or what?

• Why?

In the sentence 'She was meditating', what type of verb is 'was'?

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• Modal

• Linking

What is a linking verb?

• A verb that connects the subject to additional information

• A verb that shows action

• A verb that needs an object

• A verb that modifies another verb

Which sentence contains a transitive verb?

• She was happy

• She climbed a tree

• She laughed loudly

• She climbed and climbed

What determines if a verb is transitive or intransitive?

• The context of the sentence

• The tense of the verb

• The subject of the sentence

• The length of the sentence