What is Transitivity (grammar)?
'''Transitivity''' in [[grammar]] is about whether a [[verb]] has an [[Object (grammar)|object]] or not. A '''transitive''' verb has an object; an '''intransitive''' verb does not.<ref>McArthur, Tom (ed) 1992. ''The Oxford companion to the English language''. Oxford University Press.</ref><sup>p1051</sup> Examples: *Transitive: *:''We really enjoyed the trip''. *:''She read the book''. *:''What did you throw?'' *Intransitive: *:''She relaxed''. *:''She travels''. *:''She slept''. A transitive verb is an action verb. It expresses something [[wikt:doable|doable]] (something possible to do).<ref name=GB>{{cite web |url=http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/transitiveverb.htm|title=The Transitive Verb|author=Robin L. Simmons|website= |publisher=Grammar Bytes!|accessdate=13 September 2015}}</ref> The direct object is something or someone who is the receiver of the action (verb).<ref name=GB/> In the first two examples above, the 'trip' and the 'book' are the direct objects. 'Enjoyed' and 'read' are the transitive verbs. == References == {{Reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Grammar]]