Intransitive Verb do not require an object to complete its meaning.
Features:
- Intransitive verb is the main verb in the sentence.
- It can stand alone without an object.
- It does not transfer any action to an object.
- It may be followed by adverbs or prepositional phrases.
Example:
She reads.
Here, 'reads' is an intransitive verb as the sentence is complete by itself.
A verb can have both transitive and intransitive uses.
Example:
She eats an apple.
Here, ‘eats’ is a transitive verb as it has an object i.e. ‘apple’.
She eats slowly.
Here, ‘eats’ is intransitive because there is no object & ‘slowly’ is an adverb.