The Transitive Ver transitive verb
A transitive verb has two characteristics. First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like kick, want, paint, write, eat, clean, etc. Second, it must have a direct object, something or someone who receives the action of the verb.Here are some examples of transitive verbs:Sylvia kicked Juan under the table.Kicked = transitive verb; Juan = direct object.Joshua wants a smile from Leodine, his beautiful but serious lab partner.Wants = transitive verb; smile = direct object.Cornelius painted the canvas in Jackson Pollock fashion, dribbling bright colors from a heavily soaked brush.Painted = transitive verb; canvas = direct object.Alicia wrote a love poem on a restaurant napkin.Wrote = transitive verb; poem = direct object.Antonio eats lima beans drenched in brown gravy.Eats = transitive verb; lima beans = direct object.Pinky the poodle cleans the dirty supper dishes with his tongue before Grandma loads the "prewashed" items into dishwasher.Cleans, loads = transitive verbs; dishes, items = direct objects.Important note: When no direct object follows an action verb, the verb is intransitive.
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