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Transitive and intransitive verbs | English grammar rules
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Transitive and intransitive verbsTransitive and intransitive verbs

In this English lesson, you will learn the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs and the grammar rules for how to use them.
It also explains ditransitive verbs and explains what a direct object and an indirect object is.
There are lots of examples in the video.

Reuploaded Thanks to saimoh76

 
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Tags: verbs, grammar, English, explains, object, intransitive, rules, Transitive
Motion and the English Verb: A Diachronic Study
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Motion and the English Verb: A Diachronic StudyIn Motion and the English Verb, a study of the expression of motion in medieval English, Judith Huber provides extensive inventories of verbs used in intransitive motion meanings in Old and Middle English, and discusses these in terms of the manner-salience of early English. Huber demonstrates how several non-motion verbs receive contextual motion meanings through their use in the intransitive motion construction. In addition, she analyzes which verbs and structures are employed most frequently in talking about motion in select Old and Middle English texts, demonstrating that while satellite-framing is stable, the extent of manner-conflation is influenced by text type and style.
 
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Tags: English, motion, verbs, intransitive, Middle