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  1. In the broadest sense, transitivity is a method of classifying verbs and clauses with reference to the relationship of the verb to other structural elements.
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    In linguistics, transitivity is a property of verbs that relates to whether a verb can take objects and how many such objects a verb can take. It is closely related to valency, which considers other verb arguments in addition to direct objects.
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    Transitivity describes the clause in terms of the number of basic constituents (mostly noun phrase complements) that are required to make the clause grammatical. The verb determines the transitivity of the clause.
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    A transitive verb is a verb that takes a direct object. In other words, it is a verb that acts on something. For example: The dog ate the bone. (The verb "ate" is a transitive verb. It acts on "the bone," which is the direct object of "ate.")
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    Transitivity (grammar) - Wikipedia

    Transitivity is a linguistics property that relates to whether a verb, participle, or gerund denotes a transitive object. It is closely related to valency, which considers other arguments in addition to transitive objects. English grammar makes a binary distinction between intransitive verbs (e.g. arrive, belong, or die, … See more

    The notion of transitivity, as well as other notions that today are the basics of linguistics, was first introduced by the Stoics and the Peripatetic school, but they probably referred to … See more

    Many languages, such as Hungarian, mark transitivity through morphology; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs behave in distinctive … See more

    Formal transitivity is associated with a variety of semantic functions across languages. Crosslinguistically, Hopper and Thompson (1980) have proposed to decompose the … See more

     
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  5. Transitive Verbs: Explanation and Examples

    A transitive verb is a verb that acts on something (i.e., the verb has a direct object). In the example 'he ate bones,' ate is a transitive verb and bones is a direct object. The action of a transitive verb is done to someone or something.

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    Jun 1, 1980 · Transitivity in traditional grammar is often understood as the binary ability of a verb to take an object. According to Hopper & Thompson (1980), transitivity is better...

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    Sep 8, 2023 · A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. It is an action directed toward a person or thing. Examples include “eat,” “read,” and “kick.” These verbs can take adverbs or adverbial phrases, …

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