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 *[[Transitive (definition)]]
 *[[Transitivity (definition)]]
-*[[Intransitive (definition)]]
+*[[Unaccusative (definition)]]
 *[[Unergative (definition)]]

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-Intransitive [[Verb (definition)|verbs]] take exactly one [[Subject (definition)|subject]] [[Argument (definition)|argument]] and no [[Direct Object (definition)|objects]]. Typical transitive verbs include ''leave'', ''arrive'', ''laugh''. The class of intransitives is divided into [[Unaccusative Verbs (definition)]] which have a single [[Theme (definition)|theme]] argument, such as ''arrive'', and [[Unergative Verbs (definition)]] which have an [[Agent (definition)|agent]] such as ''leave''.
+Intransitive [[Verb (definition)|verbs]] take exactly one [[Subject (definition)|subject]] [[Argument (definition)|argument]] and no [[Direct Object (definition)|objects]]. Typical transitive verbs include ''leave'', ''arrive'', ''laugh''. The class of intransitives is divided into [[Unaccusative (definition)|unaccusative verbs]] which have a single [[Theme (definition)|theme]] argument, such as ''arrive'', and [[Unergative (definition)|unergative verbs]] which have an [[Agent (definition)|agent]] such as ''leave''.
 ==See Also==
 *[[Transitive (definition)]]
 *[[Transitivity (definition)]]
 ==External Links==
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 ==References==
 *Crystal, David (1999) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Language.'' London: Penguin.
 *Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''  Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
 [[Category: Parts of Speech]]
 [[Category: Syntax]]

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 ==See Also==
-*[[Intransitive (definition)]]
+*[[Transitive (definition)]]
 *[[Transitivity (definition)]]

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-this is term used to refer to verbs and the amount of objects they can take on in a sentence. In the case of intransitives they are not able to take on a direct object. They carry the subject of the sentence and that is all.
+Intransitive [[Verb (definition)|verbs]] take exactly one [[Subject (definition)|subject]] [[Argument (definition)|argument]] and no [[Direct Object (definition)|objects]]. Typical transitive verbs include ''leave'', ''arrive'', ''laugh''. The class of intransitives is divided into [[Unaccusative Verbs (definition)]] which have a single [[Theme (definition)|theme]] argument, such as ''arrive'', and [[Unergative Verbs (definition)]] which have an [[Agent (definition)|agent]] such as ''leave''.
 ==References==
+*Crystal, David (1999) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Language.'' London: Penguin.
-Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
+*Crystal, David. (1997) ''A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.''  Oxford, UK: Blackwell.
 [[Category: Technical Definitions]]
-[[Category: Lexical Item]]
+[[Category: Parts of Speech]]

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		+	this is term used to refer to verbs and the amount of objects they can take on in a sentence. In the case of intransitives they are not able to take on a direct object. They carry the subject of the sentence and that is all.
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		+	==References==
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		+	Crystal, David, and David Crystal. The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin, 1999.
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	[[Category: Lexical Item]]		[[Category: Lexical Item]]