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- 1The basic word order of the English sentenceSVOPT or SVOMPT
OR in other words
Subject-Verb-Object: Indirect Object + Direct Object -Adverbials: How? Where? When? - 2Transitive VerbsThe verbs that require an object and do not work without an object.
Transitive verbs are usually followed directly by a noun or pronoun (or a noun phrase). - 3Intransitive VerbsThe verbs do not require an object, and can complete a sentence without an object. If they are connected to an object, they require a preposition (or a prepositional phrase). Intransitive verbs can be also used with adverbs.
I sat on a chair.
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I sat a chair. - 4Transitive or Intransitive?Some verbs can be either transitive or intransitive. These usually do not require a preposition to connect them to an object.
I studied. (intr.) - I studied English. (trnst.)
The door opened. (intr.) - He opened the door. (trnst.) - 5Examples?Intransitive verbs are: come, fall, go, happen, lie, sleep, swim, wait.
Both Transitive and Intransitive verbs are: begin, break, change, close, continue, dry, finish, hang, hurt, move, separate, stand, start, stop. - 6Verb + complementA complement is usually a noun phrase or an adjective that identifies, describes or gives information about the subject.
- 7Which verbs are followed by the complements?These are usually verbs that demonstrate a state, condition or sense of the subject, such as to be, to feel, to seem, to appear, to taste.
- 8Verb + objectsVerbs and objects usually go together and should not be separated by additional information such as location, manner or time.
- 9Transitive verbs + direct objectTransitive verbs have a direct object, which can be a noun or a pronoun.
- 10Verbs + prepositional phraseWe usually use prepositions to show location.
They walked to the seafront. - 11In which cases do we use a prepositional phrase?We can use a prepositional phrase after intransitive verbs.
The train departed from platform 9.
And after transitive verbs:
He carefully removed the egg from the nest. - 12Verb + VerbVerbs are often followed by other verbs, such as infinitive and bare infinitive forms and participles.
- 13Verb + VerbIn this structure, a second verb can also behave like a direct object of the first verb. This structure often describes an attitude to the action.
Mary loves swimming.
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