INTRANSITIVE VERB
 

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Intransitive verbs are verbs which do not have an object after it.

You use adverbials to give more information about the verb. However in some cases, the use of adverbial is not necessary.


 example:
   Mary cried  

In some cases, the intransitive verb need to have an adverbial after it. If not, there is no meaning to the sentence.
 example:
   I wonder  

   I wonder about my own future  
       
What is an adverbial?   
Adverbial is a phrase or a clause that gives you information about when/why/how and where.   
If you can make a when/why/how or where question from your sentence, it means your sentence has an adverbial.   
       
example:
   Bertha laughed.
There is no object after the verb 'laughed'; therefore, it is an intransitive verb
 NOTE: You cannot form a question with when/why/how and where for the sentence above. There is no adverbial in the sentence above. Now look at the 4 similar sentences below.

i.

Bertha laughed loudly - How did Bertha laugh? 'loudly' is an adverb

ii.

Bertha laughed because of his joke – Why did Bertha laugh? 'because of his joke' is an adverbial

iii.

Bertha laughed in her room- Where did Bertha laugh? 'in her room' is an adverbial

iv.

Bertha laughed just now- When did Bertha laugh? 'just now' is an adverbial

Explanation: The sentence 'Bertha laughed' by itself is a complete sentence. Looking at examples (i) – (iv), you can see that there is no object after the verb 'laughed'. The structures you see after the verb 'laughed' in (i) to (iv) are called adverbials.
If there is an object, the verb in the sentence is NOT an intransitive verb. A grammatically correct sentence with a intransitive verb has these structures. Remember if there is an object after the verb, it is a transitive verb.

 

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