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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Catherine Marshall Pelion Middle School. LET’S HAVE FUN WITH. Click. Verbs. Transitive Intransitive. Click. Transitive Verbs. A transitive verb is followed by a word or words - called the direct object - that answer the question – what? Or whom?.
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Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Catherine Marshall Pelion Middle School
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Transitive Verbs • A transitive verb is followed by a word or words - called the direct object - that answer the question – what? Or whom? Example: The pilot landed the antique airplane. (Airplane is the direct object that answers the question landed what? After the verb landed.) Click to keep going
IntransitiveVerbs • Intransitive verbs are action verbs that do not have a direct object. Example: The pilot landed carefully. (There is no direct object answering the question landed what? Or whom?) Click to keep going
PRACTICE Practice Transitive Intransitive Directions: • Louis Bleriot flew across the English Channel in 1909. • In 1910, Glenn H. Curtiss piloted his craft from Albany to New York City. • Airplane technology grew quickly. • In 1914, the First World War began. • Both sides in the war found new uses for airplanes. • The government counted 1,036 airports in the United States in 1927. • In the 1930’s, passengers used planes as an important means of transportation. • After the war, even the U.S. Postal Service realized its need for airplanes. • Jet engines generate more noise that propeller engines. • Nearby residents complain sometimes about the noise problem. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 Click
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