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Transitive and intransitive verbs

Transitive and intransitive verbs. Certificate English Usage. Are these sentences correct?. 1. At the meeting, we discussed about the plan in detail. 2. I waited my friend about half an hour. 3. The picnic was cancelled because it rained. 4. Mr Wan arrived home late.

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Transitive and intransitive verbs

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  1. Transitive and intransitive verbs Certificate English Usage

  2. Are these sentences correct? 1. At the meeting, we discussed about the plan in detail. 2. I waited my friend about half an hour. 3. The picnic was cancelled because it rained. 4. Mr Wan arrived home late.

  3. Are these sentences correct? 1. At the meeting, we discussed about the plan in detail. X 2. I waited my friend about half an hour. X 3. The picnic was cancelled because it rained.  4. Mr Wan arrived home late. 

  4. Are these sentences correct? 1. At the meeting, we discussed about the plan in detail. X 2. I waited my friend about half an hour. X 3. The picnic was cancelled because it rained.  4. Mr Wan arrived home late. 

  5. Two kinds of verbs • a transitive verb takes an object (vt + obj) eg. He won the match She broke the cup. • an intransitive verb does not take an object eg. arrive, wait Tell me when hearrived. If there is an object after the intransitive verb, we put a preposition after it. (vi + prep + obj) arrived atthe ferry pier () (object)

  6. More examples of intransitive verbs 1. wait Do you mind waiting outside? Please wait _____ me.

  7. More examples of intransitive verbs 1. wait Do you mind waiting outside? Please waitfor me.

  8. More examples of intransitive verbs 2. reply He did not reply. He did not reply _____ me.

  9. More examples of intransitive verbs 2. reply He did not reply. He did not reply to me.

  10. transitive verbs: verb + object win , reach, discuss, consider, oppose, investigate, answer, lack, marry, rise, suffer, regret, search, enjoy, cut No preposition after the verb intransitive verbs verb + prep + object arrive at, wait for, get to, talk about, think about, object to, look into, reply to, suffer from (a disease), knock on/at, listen to, apply for, search for A List to remember

  11. Practice Certificate English Usage Exercise 1 Section A - B p.4-5

  12. Answers of Ex.1 Section A 1. did 2. contains / consists of 3. suffered 4. demanded / made a request for 5. looking into 6. rising sb.raise the prices/his hand (sb lifts sth to a higher position) 7. lacked

  13. Answers of Ex.1 Section A lacked / want for (used in questions and negative sentences, eg. His son never wants for anything) 8. refrain from / restrain oneself from (control one’s behaviour) 9. heard from (receive news or information from someone) 10. read / look at

  14. Answers of Section B p.5 3. go with / accompany 4. put out / extinguish 5. (complain to sb about sth) 6.  7.  8.  9. fell down ( = collapsed) 10. 

  15. Answers of Section B 11. lay off ( = dismiss / fire / sack) 12. call off (= cancel) 13.  14. depart from (= leave)

  16. Practice Certificate English Usage Exercise 1 Section C p.6-7

  17. Answers of Section C 1. admit (vb +ing) = confess to (vb +ing) 2. cancelled = called off 3. postpone = put off 4. take X into account = consider X 5. did not agree with = objected to (my proposal) 6. suffer from a bad headache 7. called on = visited

  18. Answers of Section C 8. add to = increased 9. break in = interrupt 10. Office work interests(v) her 11. I approve your proposal (officially accept a plan, proposal) 12. The firemen extinguished / put out the fire … 13. His speech impressed us deeply. (= made a deep impression)

  19. Answers of Section C 14. requested my presence = asked me to be present 15. have no doubt of / about his honesty = don’t doubt his honesty

  20. When a transitive verb is changed to a noun, it is followed by a preposition 1. discuss hold a discussion about 2. investigate carry out an investigation into 3. regret feel regret for

  21. Some transitive vbs can be followed by reflexive pronouns (-self / -selves) Condition: when the subject and object of the verb are the same Examples: • We enjoy ourselves • He cut himself • She hurt herself • They help themselves • She makes herself a dress

  22. Practice • Section B Exercise A p. 7-8 Reminder: • use the right symbols (four symbols)

  23. Answers of Section B p.7-8 5. have doubts about 6. concluded (X) = sum up 7. in need of 8.  (shave himself / shave off his beard/ shave her legs) 9. afraid of 10. belong to 11. require X our attention

  24. Answers of Section B p.7-8 12.  13. Did she hurt … ? 14. admired X the courage 15. enjoy yourself at the party 16.  17. blame yourself for sth 18. at

  25. Practice on Open Cloze p.8-9 Skills of doing Open Cloze 1. Read Version 1 to get a detailed understanding of the context. 2. Move on to Version 2. Read to get a general idea of how the original points are rephrased. 3. Attempt the easy ones by copying directly from Version 1. Alter or transform the words from Version 1 to fit into Version 2. • look at the words before and after the blanks. they often give clues as to which word(s) to use. 3. Answer the questions • read through the whole sentence and decide which part of speech you need to use

  26. Practice on Open Cloze p.8-9 Do the practice now

  27. Answers of Exercise B p.8-9 2.asked 3. hear 4. (had) happened to 5. told 6. In reply to 7. told 8. (had) heard / learned (from)

  28. Answers of Exercise B p.8-9 9. thought / spoke of 10. asked 11. join 12. decline / refuse (his invitation)

  29. How to study this chapter? • make a list of transitive and intransitive verbs in your personal dictionary • remember to list the prepositions needed for the verbs • Do it now !

  30. win discuss reach = arrive at / in consider = take sth into account oppose = object to investigate = look into answer = reply to lack marry regret rise sustain / suffer (an injury) admit = confess to cancel = call off Transitive and intransitive verbs

  31. postpone = put off extinguish = put out admire wait for talk about think about respond to knock on / at the door listen to apply for (a job) consist of refrain from restrain sb from leave = depart from visit = call on increase = add to Transitive and intransitive verbs

  32. interrupt = break in conclude = sum up Expressions with nouns feel regret for hold a discussion about conduct an investigation into make a request for have no doubt about be in need of Transitive and intransitive verbs

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