In the above examples, ‘resign’ is used as a transitive verb as the verb is followed by objects, namely, the Office of President and the Papacy. As an intransitive verb, ‘resign’ means ...

Here’s an example of a transitive verb sentence: Byron launched the cat into orbit. Here, “launched” is a transitive verb.

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In examples 1 and 2, no objects are mentioned, so we regard the verbs as used in those sentences as intransitive. The same verb, however, can function transitively or intransitively, depending ...

The correct usage is either “Be aware of” or just ‘Beware’. In response, I drew his attention to the transitive and intransitive forms of the offending phrase.

In the past, the car’s paint job has shone or shined. Weave. This verb also has both transitive and intransitive forms, but there’s no note saying their past tenses are different.

AS we took up in this column last week, intransitive verbs like 'gone' and 'disappear' are of the kind that can't pass on their action to a direct object. This is why sentence constructions like 'The ...

Gerald Walton, Voice and Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, American Speech, Vol. 40, No. 3 (Oct., 1965), pp. 186-192 ...

Hillary Clinton resigns from Secretary Of State post In the first two examples above, resign is used as a transitive verb as it is followed by objects, namely the Office of President and the Papacy.

AS we should all know by now, intransitive verbs are handicapped by their inability to take a direct object. Another way of saying this is that a subject cannot perform the action of intransitive ...