Intransitive Verb Form (Noun)
Meaning
A verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The sentence "She laughed" contains an intransitive verb form that doesn't require an object to complete its meaning.
- The verb "to sleep" is an example of an intransitive verb form because it doesn't need an object to receive the action.
- In the sentence "The baby cried", "cried" is an intransitive verb form that doesn't take an object.
- The word "arrived" is an intransitive verb form in the sentence "They arrived at the party".
- In the context of intransitive verb forms, the phrase "it is raining" doesn't require an object to receive the action.