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How to pronounce intransitive in English?

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hello everyone this is Andrew at Crown
Academy of English this is an English
grammar lesson about transitive and
intransitive verbs a sentence with an
intransitive verb only has a subject and
a verb so there is no object the subject
is the person or thing that is doing the
action ok so the subject is a noun and
it's the person or thing doing the
action example Jane is smiling so Jane
is the person doing the action and the
action is smiling so here the verb
smiling is intransitive that's all there
is subject and the verb another example
Mark is sleeping the mark is the person
doing the action and the action is
sleeping ok so sleeping again is
intransitive now a sentence with a
transitive verb has a subject verb but
also a direct object so there is
something extra and a direct object is
the person or thing that is acted upon
by the subject so again a direct object
it is usually a noun or a noun phrase
and it is being acted upon by the
subject
example mark is writing a letter so mark
is the subject this is the action
writing this is the verb and the letter
is the direct object okay because the
letter is being acted upon by the
subject because mark is writing it okay
so here writing is transitive
David is eating a sandwich David is the
subject the verb is eating and the
direct object is sandwich so eating is a
transitive verb so how do we find a
direct object so there are two steps so
the first thing to do is to say the
subject and the verb followed by the
question what or whom so we're going to
ask a question we're going to read the
sentence and then we're going to ask a
question about it and if there is an
answer to that question then that answer
is the direct object and since there is
a direct object the verb is transitive
but if there is no answer to this
question if we cannot find an answer
then that means that there is no direct
object and since there is no direct
object the verb is intransitive let me
give you two examples
David is eating a sandwich so let's ask
our question say the subject and verb
followed by the question what or whom so
David is eating what or whom well David
is eating sandwich so sandwich is the
answer to this question therefore
sandwich is the direct object and
therefore eating is a transitive verb
okay now the second example mark is
sleeping again let's ask our question
say the subject and verb followed by the
question what or whom mark is sleeping
what or mark is sleeping whom well
there's no answer is there the in fact
the question it doesn't really make any
sense so since there is no answer that
means that there is no direct object and
therefore sleeping is intransitive okay
so here this is intransitive so this is
very useful way to identify a direct
object in a sentence intransitive verbs
let's look at them in a little bit more
detail so we have already seen the
definition so this is the definition
there is a subject and a verb no object
and intransitive verbs often describe
physical behavior or movements example
Jane is laughing Jane is a subject
laughing is the verb it's the action
intransitive
sara is walking sara is the subject
walking is the verb is the action
intransitive
the door opened so here we have the verb
open in the past simple tense so door is
the subject opened is the verb
intransitive
and prepositional phrases or adverbial
phrases are often after an intransitive
verb
for example we could say sara is walking
to the office so this is a prepositional
phrase and it is a preposition of place
but be careful this is not a direct
object okay this is not a direct object
well how do we know well let's do our
test question Sara is walking what well
as no answer is there Sara is walking
whom there's no answer so since there is
no answer there is no direct object to
the office simply tells us where sara is
walking but that is not a direct object
okay
we can also use an adverb slowly this is
an adverb of manner it tells us how
something happens so here we are saying
the door opened slowly but again this is
not a direct object because we can ask
the test question the door opened
what well there's no answer the door
opened whom there's no answer therefore
there is no direct object and so the
verb is intransitive
and here walking is also intransitive
but we often use prepositional phrases
and adverbial phrases with intransitive
verbs simply to give us more information
about the action common examples of
intransitive verbs so arrived die fall
go laugh sleep smile and stay so all of
these verbs they only exist as an
intransitive verb okay
so an example would be my cats died my
cat died there's no object we do not say
my cats died cat
for example so there is only an
intransitive use and meaning for all of
these verbs
there are also some verbs which are
intransitive but also exist as a
transitive verb example close eat open
play run
sit stand and walk let me give you an
example eat if it is intransitive we can
simply say I am eating no object I am
eating but we can also say I am eating a
sandwich and there it is
transitive because there is a direct
object so certain verbs can be both
transitive and intransitive transitive
verbs so as we have already seen the
definition is that a transitive verb has
a direct object example Jane is drinking
a cup of coffee so Jane is drinking what
well the answer is a cup of coffee so
this is the direct object I have made a
sandwich direct object mark is playing
football football is the direct object
mark is playing what football now there
is a special type of transitive verb a
special type of transitive verb called
die transitive verb and they can have
two objects they have a direct object
and also an indirect object and an
indirect object indicates the person or
thing that receives the direct object
let me give you an example
Jane is giving me an apple
Jane is giving me an apple so let's
first of all identify the direct object
with our test question Jane is giving
what well the answer is Apple
Jane is giving an apple so Apple is the
direct object okay now who or what is
receiving the Apple well the answer is
me
therefore me is the indirect object okay
and notice the order of the subject the
verb the indirect object is first and
then we have the direct object so the
order is important and common examples
of die transitive verbs bring by give
make offer pass sell show and wish of
course there are many others and I will
give you one example with the verb by
David is buying Jane a ring David is
buying Jane a ring so ring is the direct
object David is the subject and Jane is
the indirect object david is buying Jane
a ring so these are die transitive verbs
some verbs can be transitive or
intransitive with the same meaning
example the door opened is intransitive
and I open the door with an object is
chances but the meaning of open is the
same jane is reading intransitive
jane is reading a book transitive and
the action of read is the same the
children are playing intransitive
last night we played cards transitive
because we have the object cards but the
overall general meaning of play is the
same means to enjoy yourself to do an
activity and some verbs can be
transitive or intransitive but with a
very different meaning and one example
one example is the verb sit intransitive
we can say mark is sitting on a chair
and the meaning simply describes the
physical position sitting on a chair but
the transitive meaning is very different
mark is sitting an ogre sorry mark is
sitting an exam and this means that mark
is taking an exam GC same verb sit it
changes its meaning completely from when
it is intransitive to when it
transitive and this is why the lesson
this lesson is so important to
understand the difference between
intransitive and transitive so my advice
is when you learn a new verb when you
hear or see a new verb look for it in
the dictionary okay
look carefully at the dictionary at all
the definitions and let's have an
example with the verb run so there are
several there are two main definitions
of the verb run and this is the first
one so if we look in a dictionary it
will tell us it's a verb and it will
give us the definition to move quickly
faster than walking and I'm sure you all
know and understand this definition but
let's look carefully it's telling us the
dictionary is telling us with the letter
I that this is a an intransitive use of
the verb run so this is the intransitive
use and meaning and so now we know that
we do not use a direct object for this
meaning so with this information that it
is intransitive
we know that the sentence has this form
mark is running we know that we must not
write a direct object
but there is also in the dictionary a
second definition of the verb run and
it's telling us that the meaning is to
manage something or to organize
something and look here it is telling us
that this definition is transitive
because there's a letter T so this is
the transitive use and meaning and now
we know that we must use a direct object
because it is transitive so we know that
we must write a sentence like this mark
runs a hotel which means that mark
manages a hotel okay so this is why it
is this lesson is important it is not
just theory okay so if you know
difference between intransitive and
transitive then you will learn the new
definition and you will also learn how
to use that definition how to write it
how to say it
okay so your vocabulary will improve and
your grammar will improve so the advice
is for every new verb look in the
dictionary and look at each definition
and look to see if it is intransitive or
a transitive definition and then
practice making sentences using that
form okay so this is the picture of Mark
when he's running okay so there we are
that's the end of the lesson
here are some other lessons about verbs
which I think you will be interested in
so if some of them are tenses and this
one is explaining the verb get okay so
thanks for watching my name is Andrew at
Crown Academy of English I'll see you
very soon bye bye

hello everyone this is Andrew at Crown

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intransitive::noun | Spocien Dictionary

intransitive

noun

/ɪn'trænsɪtɪv/

a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object

Type	Words
Synonyms	intransitive verb, intransitive verb form
Type of	verb

intransitive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

intransitive

adjective

/ɪn'trænsɪtɪv/

designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object

Type	Words
Derivation	intransitiveness, intransitivity

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