Yikes! More Verbs: Intransitive Verbs

Summary
Lesson will show the differences between transitive and intransitive verbs. This lesson will focus on intransitive verbs.

Objectives
• Show the differences between transitive and intransitive verbs.

• Give students examples showing why a verb is intransitive.

• Have students answer review questions on the verbs, then mark verbs as either transitive or intransitive.

Suggested Grades
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade

Excerpt
A transitive verb is an action verb that may take a direct object or an indirect object. It is an action that is performed on something. Some sentences would not make sense unless the verb had a direct object to receive the action or an indirect object that shows who or for what the action is performed.

Martha played the drums.
What did Martha play? The drums ? direct object.

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