Transitive Verbs
The worker fixed the machine. What is the object?
Answer: The object is the machine.
In “The truck arrived late,” is the verb transitive or intransitive?
It is intransitive.
Is “run” a dynamic or stative verb?
Dynamic verb.
Is “know” dynamic or stative?
Stative verb.
Identify the verb: “The manager explained the problem.”
The verb is explained. It is transitive because it has an object: the problem.
Complete: A transitive verb needs a _____.
A transitive verb needs an object.
Give one example of an intransitive verb.
Possible answers:
arrive, sleep, happen, wait, disappear, work, fail, continue
Dynamic verbs usually describe _____.
They usually describe actions.
Stative verbs usually describe states, feelings, thoughts, or _____.
Possession.
: Is “The system failed” transitive or intransitive?
It is intransitive because it does not have an object.
Is “The company delivered the package” transitive or intransitive? Explain.
It is transitive because the verb delivered has an object: the package
Why is “The machine stopped” intransitive?
Because the verb stopped does not need an object. The sentence is complete.
Give one sentence using a dynamic verb.
The technician repaired the machine.
Give one sentence using a stative verb.
I know the answer.
Is “believe” dynamic or stative?
Stative verb.
Identify the transitive verb and object: “The supervisor checked the report.”
Answer:
Verb: checked
Object: the report
Identify the intransitive verb: “The employees waited outside.”
The intransitive verb is waited.
Is “I am writing a report” dynamic or stative?
It is dynamic because writing is an action.
Why is “I own a car” stative?
Because own describes possession, not an action.
Correct the sentence: “I am knowing the answer.”
Correct sentence: I know the answer.
Explanation: Know is stative, so we normally do not use it in progressive form