This document provides an overview of transitive and intransitive verbs. It explains that transitive verbs take direct objects, while intransitive verbs do not. Examples are provided to illustrate this, such as "The children washed the dishes" being transitive because it has a direct object (the dishes), while "They arrived very late last night" is intransitive because it does not have a direct object. Further examples and a practice activity are included to help distinguish between transitive and intransitive verbs.

1. Lunch & Learn
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

2. What is the same or different about
the following 2 sentences?
Question
She studies every night.
She studies English every night.

3. What is the same or different about
the following 2 sentences?
Question
She studies every night.
She studies English every night.

4. One of the verbs is transitive, but the
other is intransitive.
Answer

5. So, what’s the difference between
transitive and intransitive verbs?
Question
She studies every night.
She studies English every night.

6. Transitive verbs take direct objects.
Intransitive verbs do not.
Answer

7. 1.The children washed the dishes.
Some examples
Can you spot the direct object?

8. The children washed the dishes.
This sentence is transitive!

9. 2. They arrived very late last night.
Some examples
Can you spot the direct object?

10. This sentence is intransitive!
They arrived very late last night.

11. 3. Bob and Ray play the piano every
morning.
Some examples
Can you spot the direct object?

12. 3. Bob and Ray play the piano every
morning.
Some examples
This sentence is transitive.

13. 4. I visit my grand parents every day.
Some examples
Can you spot the direct object?

14. Some examples
This sentence is transitive.
4. I visit my grand parents every day.

15. 5. The baby sleeps through the night.
Some examples
Can you spot the direct object?

16. Some examples
This sentence is intransitive.
5. The baby sleeps through the night.

17. Note:
An easy way to figure out if the
sentence is transitive or intransitive is
to find the subject and the verb and
ask “what?” or “whom?”

18. Note:
If you cannot answer the question, the
sentence is intransitive.

19. Example:
Miguel called his mother.
Whom did Miguel call?
This sentence is transitive.

20. Example:
The children left 10 minutes ago.
Whom or what did the children leave?
This sentence is intransitive.

21. Now let’s practise!
Are the following
sentences transitive or
intransitive?

22. practise!
1.She loves animals!

23. practise!
1.She loves animals!
transitive

24. practise!
2.My son read 5 books.

25. practise!
2.My son read 5 books.
transitive

26. practise!
3.The children went to
the store.

27. practise!
3.The children went to
the store.
intransitive

28. practise!
4. When did your
hamster die?

29. practise!
4. When did your
hamster die?
intransitive

30. practise!
5. I sneeze a lot in the
spring.

31. practise!
5. I sneeze a lot in the
spring.
intransitive

32. practise!
6. Do you eat meat?

33. practise!
6. Do you eat meat?
transitive

34. practise!
7. I wrote a letter to my
MP.

35. practise!
7. I wrote a letter to my
MP.

36. practise!
7. I wrote a letter to my
MP.
transitive

37. practise!
8. I drove to San Antonio
in 3 days!

38. practise!
8. I drove to San Antonio
in 3 days!
intransitive

39. practise!
9. My mother made lunch
for my friends.

40. practise!
9. My mother made lunch
for my friends.
transitive

41. practise!
10. We talked for 3
hours!
intransitive

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