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Your explanation of the

Your explanation of the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs was confusing to me. The way I describe them is that transitive verbs have an object (something that the verb is done to). For example, 'I kick the ball'. The kicking is done to the ball. Therefore 'kick' is a transitive verb. On the other hand, intransitive verbs are not done to anything. The subject just does them. For example, 'I sleep'. The sleeping is not done to anything. I just do it. 'Sleep' is therefore intransitive.


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