What is a transitive verb phrase?
1 Answer
Mar 28, 2018
An example of this is, "Amanda sent a postcard from the Bahamas." Sent is your transitive verb, and the postcard is your direct object.
Explanation:
However, the way to identify these can be a little bit more tricky.
The difference between transitive and intransitive verbs is that transitive verbs are the action being done by the subject to the direct object.
It's a lot, I know.
An example of an intransitive verb phrase is this, "The dog is sleeping." There is no direct object, therefore, this is an intransitive verb phrase.
I hope this helped a little bit, and let me know if I need to clarify any points, or add additional information to make it more understandable.
