Intransitive verbs as transitive verbs

Answers

1. The horse walks. Walks is intransitive
2. The man walks the horse. Here walks is transitive
3. The boys fly their kites. Here fly is transitive
4. Many trees fell in the storm. Here fell is intransitive
5. Woodcutters felled the trees. Here felled is transitive
6. Lay the basket on the table. Here lay is transitive
7. Rise early with the lark. Rise is intransitive
8. Raise your hands. Raise is transitive

Notes

• The spellings of certain common verbs indicate whether they are transitive or intransitive.
• Sit here.
• Set the lamp on the table.

  Some intransitive verbs become transitive when a preposition is added to them.

  His friends

• laughed at him. (Laugh is an intransitive verb and does not take any object. Laugh at is a transitive verb and takes the object ‘him’.)

  He soon

• ran through his fortune. (The verb run is intransitive whereas run through is transitive. To run through one’s fortune is to use it rapidly.)

  Please

• look into the matter carefully.

  I

• wish for nothing.

  Sometimes the preposition is prefixed to the verb.

  He

• overcame his enemy. (Come is an intransitive verb, but overcome is transitive.)

  He bravely

• withstood the attack. (Stand is an intransitive verb, but withstand is transitive.)