\nA transitive<\/em> verb implies two entities: someone who performs the verb, but also its receiver. For instance, in the sentence [Suzie eats a snack.], eat<\/em> is transitive. Suzie is doing the eating, to the snack.<\/p>\n \nAn intransitive<\/em> verb doesn’t require an object; the action happens, but not to something or someone else. Consider the following dialogue:<\/p>\n How does Billie get to college?<\/em><\/p>\n She walks.<\/em><\/p>\n Walks<\/em>, above, is intransitive; we don’t imagine a receiver of that action.<\/p>\n Source:<\/p>\n Hodges, Horner et al. Harbrace Handbook for Canadians.<\/em> Scarborough: Nelson Education, 2003.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tutoring English, a key idea may emerge any time. The tutor brings up transitive and intransitive. A transitive verb implies two entities: someone who performs the verb, but also its receiver. For instance, in the sentence [Suzie eats a snack.], …<\/p>\n