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transitivity

Transitivity refers to whether a verb needs a direct object. Transitive verbs require one, while intransitive verbs do not.

"Transitivity" in English Grammar

Transitivity

'She smiled beautifully'. 'She started a rumor'. One of these sentences has an intransitive verb and one has a transitive one. Want to know the difference?

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Ergative Verbs in the English Grammar

Ergative Verbs

Ergative verbs are a type of verbs that can be both transitive and intransitive. In this lesson, we will learn more about this type of verbs.

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"Linking Verbs" in English Grammar

Linking Verbs

Linking verbs are connectors of the language. Their only job is to link a subject with a subject complement. Want to know how?

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What Are Ditransitive Verbs in English Grammar?

Ditransitive Verbs

Ditransitive verbs are transitive verbs that take two objects. A direct object and an indirect object. Follow the article to read more about them.

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Complex Transitive Verbs

There are five basic types of verbs: intransitive, linking, mono-transitive, di-transitive and complex-transitive verbs. In this lesson, we'll discuss the last.

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Mono-transitive Verbs

Mono-transitive verbs are a group of verbs that take a single verb complement, and show that the subject is performing the action of the verb on the complement.

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Catenative Verbs

Catenative verbs, also known as chain verbs, are followed by other verbs to form a chain of two or more verbs. In this lesson, we will discuss them in detail.

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Verbs

Verbs are one of the most necessary elements to make a sentence. In fact, without a verb, we cannot have a meaningful sentence.

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Intransitive Verbs

Some verbs do not need any complements to express a complete meaning. They show what the subject is doing without identifying a receiver for the action.

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Linking Verbs

Linking verbs are connectors of the language. Their only job is to link a subject with a subject complement. Want to know how?

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Ditransitive Verbs

Ditransitive verbs are transitive verbs that take two objects. A direct object and an indirect object. Follow the article to read more about them.

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Light Verbs

Have you ever repeated a word too much that made you think How boring it got! You can use light verbs instead of repeated verbs.

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