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Posted by Delly Kuku on June 3, 2024 at 10:17 amCan you give an example of an intransitive verb?
Sagar Gupta replied 8 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 1 Reply- 1 Reply
The bird flew.
In this sentence, the verb “flew” is intransitive because it does not require a direct object. The bird simply performed the action of flying without acting upon anything else.
Other examples of intransitive verbs include:
Laugh
Sit
Smile
Arrive
Occur
Yawn
Intransitive verbs describe actions or states that do not involve a direct object receiving the action. They contrasted with transitive verbs, which do require a direct object.
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