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Transitive verbs take direct objects, nouns that receive the action of the verb Intransitive verbs act in sentences that lack direct objects.
Transitive: Once you complete your test, please lay your pencil on the desk ( direct object, the thing being laid down). Intransitive: After working a double shift, I lie on the couch for hours, too exhausted to move.[1]
We raise our flag for our patriotism. ( Flag is being raised, the thing being raised). Betelgeuse rises in the east. ( there is no direct object in this sentence!)
Verb endings Verb endings are not always pronounced in speech, especially in some dialects of English. It is also easy to omit these endings when you are writing quickly. Spelling checkers will not mark these errors, so you have to find them while proofreading.[2]
Incorrect: Jeremy feel as if he’s catching a cold. Correct: Jeremy feels as if he’s catching a cold. Incorrect: Shelia hope she would get the day off. Correct: Shelia hoped she would get the day off (notice would as a past tense) Correct: Shelia hopes she will get the day off. (notice will as a present tense)
Remember to check carefully for missing s or es endings in the present tense and missing d or ed endings in the past tense.
When you begin a sentence with an infinitive phrase, you should not follow it with the passive voice. Instead, name the agent. Incorrect: To lead a dog, place a collar around the neck and attach a leash to the collar. ( this is a passive voice and is in the subjunctive)
Correct: To lead a dog, one must place a collar around the neck and attach a leash to the collar.
[1]
Lester Faigley, The Penguin Handbook (Pearson & Longman,
2003), 613.
[2]
Lester Faigley, The Penguin Handbook (Pearson & Longman,
2003), 602.
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