{"id":2742,"date":"2016-01-27T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=2742"},"modified":"2016-01-25T10:17:10","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T18:17:10","slug":"english-grammar-video-intransitive-verbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/english-grammar-video-intransitive-verbs\/","title":{"rendered":"English Grammar Video: Intransitive Verbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A transitive verb is an action verb that takes a direct object. A transitive verb will always have a direct object after it.<\/p>\n<p>But, what about\u00a0<em>intransitive verbs?\u00a0<\/em>Learn more in this video. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"TOEFL Grammar Help: Intransitive Verbs\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kzMjgZFhSb0?list=PLglDFKbpD9TtJ_YyyLCa-WU0X7gB1q4AX\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What is an intransitive verb?<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike transitive verbs, intransitive verbs\u00a0<strong>cannot\u00a0<\/strong>take a direct object.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Examples of intransitive verbs<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example sentence with an intransitive verb:<\/p>\n<p><em>She arrived early.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this sentence, the verb is &#8220;arrived&#8221; and the subject is &#8220;she.&#8221; &#8220;Early&#8221; is not a direct object, because it is not a noun. &#8220;Early&#8221; is modifying the verb &#8220;arrived,&#8221; so it&#8217;s an adverb. 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