Transitive Verb

Definition of the transitive verb
A transitive verb is a type of action verb that connects the subject with the object (person or thing) of a sentence that receives the action. The word "transitive" is derived from a Latin word trans, which means "to cross".

It can be difficult to recognize a transitive verb. It has two distinctive features:

It acts as an action verb and expresses an activity.
It uses a direct object that receives an action.
For example, in the sentence "We lost a daughter but gained a meathead" ("All in the Family "by Norman Lear and Michael Ross). "Lost" is a transitive verb because it has an object "a daughter". The same is true for "won" using the "meathead" object.
Alex sent a letter from Canada
My mother gave me a gift on my birthday
In these sentences, all the underlined verbs are transitive. Each of them has a direct object, which receives the action they manifest

Examples of transitive verbs in Literature 1: If Tomorrow Comes (by Sidney Sheldon)
“He took the gun. He raised the gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. Tracy Whitney walked out of the lobby of her apartment building and turned into a gray ... As Tracy approached the bench, she glanced at her watch. Eight twenty… ”

On these lines, Sheldon has used almost all the sentences with transitive verbs as shown underlined. In the first two sentences, “picked up” and “raised” are transitive verbs with the objects “gun.” The same pattern is being followed by the other sentences.

Example # 2: Hedda Gabler (by Henrik Ibsen)
[Raises gun and takes aim.] Now I'll shoot you, Judge Brack! Faugh, don't use that nasty word! [He looks at Him and laughs.] Yes, do you believe in that legend too?

In these lines, the verb "shoot" points to the object "you", the verb "use" points to the object "sick word" and the verb "believe" points to the object "legend." All these transitive verbs make it clear who is getting the action.

Example # 3: The old man and the sea (by Earnest Hemingway)
“They sat on the deck and a lot of the fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not They collected the equipment from the boat. The old man carried the mast on his shoulder… They walked together down the road to the old man's hut and entered through the open door… “He has taken it away,” he said. "Now I'll let him eat it well. The old man had seen a lot of great fish. The old man untied the fish, re-baited the line with another sardine, and knocked it over. Then he slowly worked his way back to the bow. He washed his left Hand and wiped it on his pants. ”

This passage uses excellent transitive verbs, each referring to direct objects who are the recipients of the action.

Transitive verb Direct object
sat the terrace
chose the equipment
carried the mast
went up the street
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tossed it
worked way
washed his left hand
wiped it
Example 4: Jane Eyre (by Charlotte Bronte)
“This precious vessel has now been placed on my knee… I couldn't eat the cake… I felt an unspeakable relief from His name, which at the same time offered him my hand : He took it ... I devoured my bread and drank my coffee with relish fairy. “

In this example, the transitive verbs are as follows:

Transitive The verb Direct Object
placed my knee
eat the tart
felt Relief
pronounced his name
offered him
took it
devoured my bread
trank my noun
drank my coffee
action function
Da is a transit verb that is an action verb doing something that affects something else The transitive verb consists in making the meaning clear or completing the idea that the sentence is supposed to express by associating the meaning with its object. In other words, it completes the full idea that a sentence expresses by linking the subject performing the action to the object on the receiving end. It also helps learners use passive sentences correctly, with or without an agent.


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