Grammar: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

Transitive Verb:

A transitive verb is a verb which requires an object for its completeness.

Examples of transitive verbs;

	Transitive Verb	The Objects
The baby	likes	milk
The President	cheated	the masses
The dog	fought	the cat
She	loves	fashion
Paul	bought	a piano
The teacher	bites	the boy

Intransitive Verb:

An intransitive verb is a verb that does not require an object for a meaningful expression.

Examples are:

1. She sits down.

2. Taye speaks fluently.

3. We laugh heartily.

4. Ade jumps up.

5. They travelled to London.

Note:  An object receives the action performed by the verb.