Reviewing Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
About the Reviewing Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Lesson
Summary
A short review of transitive verbs and intransitive verbs and their relation to direct and indirect objects in a sentence.
Objectives
• to review the concepts of transitive and intransitive verbs;
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to review the concepts of direct and indirect objects;
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to provide some definitions and examples of transitive and intransitive verbs;
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to explain and discuss the function of direct and indirect objects.
Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Excerpt
Verbs are the action words in a sentence. Action verbs are words such as ride, throw, play, jump, and draw.
Action verbs show action, but not just physical action. They can also show quieter actions like dream, read, think, and breathe.
In a sentence, the verb tells what the subject does. A verb tells what happens in the sentence. Without a verb, a sentence cannot make sense. Read the following sentence:
? John rode.
The word rode is the verb. It tells what John did. John rode. Action verbs can be divided into two different kinds:
1. Transitive verbs
2. Intransitive verbs
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