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Worksheet: Azar: Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd ed. Chart 10-3

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

What is a transitive verb? A transitive verb requires an object in
the form of a noun or pronoun to complete its meaning. This object
answers to the questions “who(m) or what.”

Example: -The students write composition.
What do the students write? Compositions.

-Peter loves Mary.
Who (m) does Peter love? Mary.

Formula: Subject + Verb + Object

What is an intransitive verb? An intransitive verb is one that does
not require an object to complete its meaning. The sentence may end with
the verb, an adjective, or an adverb. The questions one may ask with these
forms are “when, where, how, or why.”

Example: - The children sat.
- The children sat at 7:30 pm.
- The children sat at the table.
- The children sat quietly.
- The children sat because their mother told them to.


This information is courtesy of Myra M. Medina, 2006, Miami Dade College