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Transitive Verbs
Transitive means that transits or passes on. So it is clear that a verb which requires an
object after it to complete the sense is called a transitive verb.
1. The boys played football.
2. Mini cooked a sweet dish.
In these sentences,
the action of playing passes on to the football.
O
the action of cooking passes on to the dish.
O
Remember that the noun/pronoun to which the action of a subject passes is called
the object.
Intransitive Verbs
A verb which does not require an object to complete its sense and has a complete
sense by itself is called an intransitive verb:
1. Dogs bark.
2. The sun shines.
3. The girls dance.
Remember that a verb that does not pass on the doer’s action is called an intransitive
verb.
Linking Verbs
A linking verb is a verb which connects the subject with its subject complement.
A subject complement may be a noun or an adjective.
1. I am a student.
2. She is pretty.
3. My mother is a teacher.
4. He was the best student in the class.
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