INTRANSITIVE VERBS AS TRANSITIVE VERBS
When an
intransitive verb is used in a causative sense, it becomes transitive.
Study the
examples given below.
The horse walks.
(Intransitive)
The man walks the
horse. (Transitive – here the man causes the horse to walk.)
Birds fly.
(Intransitive)
The boys fly their
kites. (Transitive)
The
spellings of certain common verbs indicate whether they are transitive or
intransitive.
Many trees fell in
the storm. (Intransitive)
Woodcutters felled the
trees. (Transitive)
Lie still.
(Intransitive)
Lay the
basket on the table. (Transitive)
Rise early
with the lark. (Intransitive)
Raise your
hands. (= Cause your hands to rise.)
Sit here.
Set the
lamp on the table.
Some
intransitive verbs become transitive when a preposition is added to them.
His friends laughed
at him. (Laugh is an intransitive verb and does not take any object.
Laugh at is a transitive verb and takes the object ‘him’.)
He soon ran
through his fortune. (The verb run is intransitive whereas run through
is transitive. To run through one’s fortune is to use it rapidly.)
Please look
into the matter carefully.
I wish
for nothing.
Sometimes
the preposition is prefixed to the verb.
He overcame his
enemy. (Come is an intransitive verb, but overcome is transitive.)
He bravely withstood the
attack. (Stand is an intransitive verb, but withstand is transitive.)
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