TRANSITIVE VERB Meaning and
Definition
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A transitive verb is a type of verb that requires an object to complete or clarify its meaning in a sentence. It is a verb that transfers the action from the subject to the object. In other words, a transitive verb needs a direct object to receive the action of the verb.
This kind of verb indicates an action that is done to someone or something. It expresses an action that moves from the subject to another element in the sentence. For instance, in the sentence "She kicked the ball," the verb "kicked" is transitive because it transfers the action of kicking from the subject "she" to the object "the ball."
To determine whether a verb is transitive or not, one can ask the question "what?" or "whom?" after the verb in a sentence. If an answer can be provided, then the verb is transitive. For example, in the sentence "The dog chewed the bone," the question "what did the dog chew?" can be answered with "the bone," indicating that the verb "chewed" is transitive.
Transitive verbs are commonly used in sentences to express interactions, actions, or transfers between different elements. They contribute to the clarity and understanding of the sentence structure by defining what is being done by the subject and to whom or what.
Common Misspellings for TRANSITIVE VERB
- rransitive verb
- fransitive verb
- gransitive verb
- yransitive verb
- 6ransitive verb
- 5ransitive verb
- teansitive verb
- tdansitive verb
- tfansitive verb
- ttansitive verb
- t5ansitive verb
- t4ansitive verb
- trznsitive verb
- trsnsitive verb
- trwnsitive verb
- trqnsitive verb
- trabsitive verb
- tramsitive verb
- trajsitive verb
Etymology of TRANSITIVE VERB
The word "transitive verb" originated from the Latin terms "trans" meaning "across" or "beyond", and "ire" meaning "to go". In medieval Latin, the word "transitivus" was used to describe a verb that "goes across" or "passes over" from the subject to the object, indicating an action that is performed upon someone or something. This Latin term was then adopted into English as "transitive" to describe verbs that take a direct object. Hence, the etymology of "transitive verb" refers to the action of a verb passing across or beyond the subject to affect an object.
Similar spelling words for TRANSITIVE VERB
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