Section outline

  • Intransitive Verb do not require an object to complete its meaning.

    Features:

    1. Intransitive verb is the main verb in the sentence.
    2. It can stand alone without an object.
    3. It does not transfer any action to an object.
    4. 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.