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Intransitive
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A complete intransitive verb takes neither complement nor object.
With verbs there are intransitive verbs that don't take an object, and transitive verbs that do take an object.
An intransitive verb is a verb that can have a direct complement (direct object).
Tom doesn't understand the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs.
This verb can be transitive or intransitive.
This verb can be either transitive or intransitive.
"To love, intransitive verb" is a novel by the great Brazilian author Mário de Andrade.
I bought two books: Macunaína and To Love, Intransitive Verb.
The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often."
1664-1667, Jeremy Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery And then it is for the image's sake and so far is intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image is transitive and passes further.
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This means that subcategorization properties do not allow us to distinguish between transitives and intransitives (both types of verbs are allowed, but not obliged, to take a direct object).
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