Lesson fifteen
15.1 TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS
Some sentences express a complete thought with only a subject and an action verb.
Example:
The sun shines.
Subject Active verb
In other sentences, a direct object must follow the action verb for the sentence to be complete. A direct object is a noun or a pronoun that receives the action of the verb.
Example:
The goalkeeper caught the ball.
Subject action verb direct object
15.2 Transitive verbs
A Transitive verb is an action verb that must take a direct object for the sentence to express a complete thought. A direct object answers the question what? or whom?
Examples:
The captain steered the ship. (Steered what? the ship)
The teacher praised the students. (Praised whom? The students)
Transitive verbs cannot be used alone without direct objects in sentences; they would not have complete meanings.
15.3 Exercise 15
What are the action verbs and the direct objects in the following sentences?
- He carried his bag with
- The two friends discussed the examination
- We took a trip to Nakuru last month.
- The water splashed me.
- He gave interesting facts about
- We searched the house for
- They cheered the team
- My brother bought a
- Njoroge admires Papa
- We viewed the shouting star at