Transitive and intransitive verbs

Transitive verbs

Definition: A transitive verb is a type of verb that requires both a subject and one or more objects.


Rules:

1. It is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like kick, write, eat, etc.
2. It must have a direct object, something or someone who receives the action of the verb.

Pronoun + action verb + direct object

Examples:

1. William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in 1597.
2. Leonardo da Vinci painted Mona Lisa in 1507.
3. Vargas eats hamburguers everyday.
4. Chuck Norris kicked his greatest enemy.
5. Pancha washes dishes before Pancho dries them.

Intransitive verbs


Definition: A transitive verb is a type of verb that has no direct objects.


Rules:

1. It is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like arrive, go, lie.
2. It will not have a direct object receiving the action.

Pronoun + action verb + preposition + noun

Examples:

1. We arrived at the classroom door with only eight seconds to spare.
2. He went to Spain in 2009.
3. The slope lies in the x-axis.
4. Vargas sneezed with violence.
5. Camacho never eats before leaving for school.