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Or behind the Indirect Object, you must use the

preposition to and for.

2. Intransitive Verbs

A verb that does not require an object

because the sentence's meaning can be perfectly

understood. Verbs that include intransitive verbs

include: Shine, come, sit, boil, sleep, fall, cry,

etc.

Example Explanation

➢ The baby cries Cries: intransitive verb

➢ My mother is Is sleeping: intransitive verb

sleeping.

➢ The water boils Boils: intransitive verb

Several intransitive verbs use objective

nouns, which have a unified meaning with the

verb. The object is called a Cognate Object.

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