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The way I understood it was that in the intransitive clause, it is pretty much a very with nothing to specify it with. Like kicks or sings or runs. If there is just someone doing something (verb), then it is considered intransitive. Now, it changes to transitive if you, for lack of a better word, specify it. Like kicks the ball or sings the song or runs the marathon. I would not call it a description of the verb, but it is kind of a description of the sentence becasue it provides more information. This is called the object. It is the object of the very. It is what the verb is performing its aciton to. When she was describing the prepositions, just know that if it is a prepposition after the verb, then this does not count as the object and the phrase is still an intransitive sentence. I hope this is making sense. It is hard to explain in words. Finally there is the equative sentence and I understood this to mean that there is basically just something telling what the noun is, or giving it another name in a way. Like she said, candy is sweet. You are saying that the candy is sweet, not candy is sitting in the jar or something. It is basically saying another meaning for your main verb with a linking verb like "is" inbetween. I'm sorry if this doesn't help but I hope it does.
ReplyDeleteI have a decent understanding of what each is after class last night, but I will have to practice before I prepare my language assessment.
ReplyDeleteOk...not sure if this helps, but here goes. A transitive sentence has to have a direct object. For example, if the sentence says Joe plays the guitar, ask yourself, "Joe plays what?" If you can answer this question, then you have a direct object, thus giving you a transitive sentence. On the other hand, if the question cannot be answered, then it is intransitive. For example, Sally goes to the store is an intransitive b/c you cannot answer "Sally goes what?" For a statement to be an equative clause, the clause has to describe the noun. For example, "He is a doctor." He is the subject and doctor is describing what he is.
ReplyDeleteHopefully this makes sense.
Excellent, Jenny!!! Once you identify the verb if you can answer WHO or WHAT, then you have identified a direct object. If there is a direct object, it is a transitive sentence.
ReplyDeletethanks jenny for clearing it out to me. appreciated it!
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