Definition of Transitive and Intransitive Sentence

A verb is transitive when you need a complement to clarify the meaning semantic of the verb. Thus, if I affirm "She gives", it can be seen that something is missing and what is missing is the direct object.

Instead, in the sentence "She gives envy", if there is a direct object. Consequently, the verb to give is transitive because it only makes sense if it is accompanied by a direct object.

A verb is intransitive because it does not need a complement to have a complete semantic meaning

Thus, if I say "Juana impresses" the sentence has a complete meaning without the need for a complement to accompany the verb.

It should be noted that a verb is not by nature transitive or intransitive, but depends on how it behaves in the structure of a sentence. Thus, a verb can be transitive on some occasions and intransitive on others.

Transitive and intransitive sentences

Whether a sentence is transitive depends on the verb it contains. Certain verbs necessarily require a direct object. In the

prayers intransitive does not need the direct object to have a complete meaning.

In the sentence "Vicente got the victory", the victory acts as a direct complement. On the other hand, if I say "Vicente got" it is a sentence that does not have a complete meaning. Therefore, the first sentence is a transitive sentence.

The following sentences are all transitive, since the verb used in them requires a direct complement: "Luis has studied the lesson", "Marisa has broken the pencil" and "Alberto has bought a book new".

In the sentence "My friend impresses the neighbor" the indirect complement to the neighbor makes the sentence intransitive. If I say "Yesterday my boss"It is an equally intransitive sentence. The following sentences are all intransitive, since in no case does a direct object appear, but they carry other complements: "Miguel de Cervantes died in the seventeenth century", "My friend lived in Buenos Aires" or "Alfredo hid in class math".

It should be noted that certain sentences are intransitive even though the verb is transitive and they are known as active second sentences (for example, "The neighbor reads", "Lucas is buying" or "Agata rises quietly").

There are several ways to classify sentences

The distinction between transitive and intransitive sentence is a form of order the sentences. They can also be divided as follows: bimembre and unimembre, reflexive and reciprocal, active and passive or depending on the intention of the speaker. In the latter case they are divided into enunciative, interrogative, doubtful, imperative, wishful thinking and exclamatory.

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