Difference between revisions of "Intransitive (definition)"

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Intransitive verbs take exactly one subject argument and no objects. Typical transitive verbs include leave, arrive, laugh. The class of intransitives is divided into Unaccusative Verbs (definition) which have a single theme argument, such as arrive, and Unergative Verbs (definition) which have an agent such as leave.

Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.

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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''.
+==See Also==
+*[[Intransitive (definition)]]
+*[[Transitivity (definition)]]
+==External Links==
+*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unergative_verb
+*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intransitive_verb
+*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unaccusative_verb
 ==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]]
+[[Category: Syntax]]