Transitive vs intransitive verbs

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Transitive vs intransitive verbs

More examples of transitive verbs and their objects.

The girls carry water to their village.

Juan threw the ball.

• Could you phone the neighbors?
• I caught a cold.
• She loves rainbows.
• Lila conveyed the message.
  

The plane took off on runway 3.

Some (transitive) phrasal verbs can be separarated.

He took off his pants because they were wet. 

Transitive verbs are not just verbs that can take an object; they demand objects. Without an object to affect, the sentence that a transitive verb inhabits will not seem complete.

Example: Please bring coffee.

In this sentence, the verb bring is transitive; its object is coffee, the thing that is being brought. Without an object of some kind, this verb cannot function.

Please bring.

Bring what, or who? The question begs itself because the meaning of bring demands it.

The plane took off on runway 3.

Some(transitive) phrasal verbs can not be separated.

He came up with an excuse. 

SEPARABLE

4. Some transitive phrasal verbs are separable. The object is placed between the verb and the preposition. In this Phrasal Verb Dictionary, separable phrasal verbs are marked by placing a * between the verb and the preposition / adverb.
Example:
I talked my mother into letting me borrow the car.
She looked the phone number up.

TRANSITIVE

3. Some phrasal verbs are transitive. A transitive verb can be followed by an object.
Example:
I made up the story. "STORY" IS THE OBJECT OF "MAKE UP"

An intransitive verb is the opposite of a transitive verb: it does not require an object to act upon.

• They jumped.
  
• The dog ran.
  
• She sang.
  
• A light was shining.
  

None of these verbs require an object for the sentence to make sense, and all of them can end a sentence. Some imperative forms of verbs can even make comprehensible one-word sentences. Example: Run! Sing!

Transitive verbs MUST be followed by object (lijd. v.w.).

Without the sentence is NOT complete.

Example: Please bring coffee.

bring = transitive; its object is coffee.

Without object, sentence incomplete.

Verb demands an object!

Here are some more examples of transitive verbs and their objects.

The girls carry water to their village.

Juan threw the ball.

• Could you phone the neighbors?
• I caught a cold.
• She loves rainbows.
• Lila conveyed the message.
  

Transitive/intransitive verbs

Transitive vs. intransitive verbs

• Transitive verbs: hebben een lijdend voorwerp nodig.
• I need.... (information is missing) --> I need your help.
• I take off... (information is missing) --> I take off my shoes.
• Intransitive verbs: hebben geen lijdend voorwerp nodig.
• I smiled. (no extra information can be added).
• My car broke down --> no object is needed.