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14.1 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Verbs
Subject Verb Direct Object

Transitive Jen and Joe rented a car on their vacation.
Intransitive They arrived in the evening.

1. A transitive verb is followed by a direct object (DO). The direct Jon lost his car keys.
object is a noun or pronoun that experiences the action of the DO
verb. It often answers questions with who or what.
A: What did John lose?
B: His car keys.

2. An intransitive verb is not followed by a direct object. It is often We arrived after dark.
followed by a prepositional phrase or an adverb. Here are Prepositional Phrase
some common intransitive verbs:
They waited quietly.
arrive fall live sleep Adverb
come go travel wait
3. Some verbs can be both transitive (T) and intransitive (I). Here He is driving his new car.
are some common examples: She drives to work.
begin close open He opened the door.
call continue start The door opened.
change drive stop

4 Underline the verb in each sentence. Write T if the verb is transitive or I if the verb is
intransitive. If the verb is transitive, circle the direct object.

1. T Eve always tries the latest things. 6. Luckily, the car didn’t hit the dog.

2. Last week, she tested a driverless car. 7. Eve went to the store.

3. She traveled to the beach in the car. 8. She arrived safely.

4. She slept for about 30 minutes. 9. However, she didn’t like the car.
5. Then, a dog ran in front of the car. 10. Eve won’t buy a driverless car.

5 Read the pairs of sentences and notice the verbs in bold. Write T if the bold verb is used
transitively or I if the verb is used intransitively. Circle the direct object of each transitive verb.

1. a. T The boss started the meeting with an announcement about the new product.

b. I The meeting starts at 9:30. Don’t be late.

2. a. The gas station closes at 6 p.m.
b. Close the windows. It looks like it’s going to rain.

3. a. They drove the new car.

b. They drove carefully.

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