Transitive verbs | Intransitive Verbs | Causative Verbs

● Principal verbs are divided into two parts-

 (i) Transitive verbs :- 

=>These verbs need an object to make the sense complete. The object may be a direct object -- a noun or pronoun.

E.g.-

• She bought that book.
• I know the answer.
• Who saw the bird?

-Here, the underlined  words- the book, the answer, the bird are the direct objects for bought, know, saw respectively.

● Some more examples of transitive verbs with usages:

*The underlined words are the direct objects. 

Transitive Verb	Uses
Give	Please give me a pen.
Take	We took all the responsibilities of the children.
Like	She liked that product.
Leave	They left the place yesterday.
Lend	He lends me his motorbike.
Make	My uncle made it for me.
Respect	We respect our elders.
Show	Show me your hands.
Love	I love my nation.
Tolerate	They tolerate his smoking inside the hospital.
Cost	The pens cost ten rupees.
Drive	I drove the car myself.
Write	She wrote me the letter.

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(ii) Intransitive Verbs :- 

 These verbs do not have any object.

Like,
He walks.
She sleeps.

-In these three sentences, the verbs walks, sleep, eat have no object, hence, these are Intransitive verbs.


● Some more examples:

Intransitive Verbs	Uses
Arrive	They arrived at 10 a.m.
Laugh	People laugh at him.
Smile	The teacher smiles at the boy.
Cough	She coughs all the day.
Sneeze	The girl sneezes continuously.
Run	The boys run in the morning.
Talk	Talk to your mother.
Spit	Don't spit everywhere.
Breathe	Every creature breathes.
Cry	She cries when her mother scolds her.

Read more :- Modal Auxiliary Verbs.

 Causative Verbs:- 

=>Causative verbs are actually intransitive verbs. But sometimes, these are used as transitive verbs in the sense of causing a thing to be done.

E.g.-
Birds fly.  We sleep.  He sweems,   Don't  move.

-These verbs - fly, move are Intransitive, though they can also be used as transitive verbs. 

Let's see how-

Intransitive Verbs	Causative/ Causal Verbs
Dry leaves fall .	They fell the tree.
Swallows fly.	The children fly kites.
Water boils.	The cook boils water.
Paddy grows in the field.	The farmers grow paddy.
Let's move (যাওয়া).	Move the table.

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