intransitive verbs

 

Intransitive verbs have the pattern N + V (noun + verb). The clause is complete without anything else:

Noun Phrase (Subject) Verb Phrase
John
Nothing
The baby
smiled
happened
was sleeping

(John) (smiled).
(Nothing) (has happened).
(The baby) (was sleeping).

Exercise

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Andreeagab21's picture

in the first ques tion it is"you seem" so i have N+V,than it should be intransitive.
then why is it transitive?please explain

Stephen Jones's picture

Hello Andreeagab21,
 
Thanks for your question. Verbs like seem are used to link subjects to adjectives, and so you are quite correct - they are intransitive. We have corrected the error in the exercise. Well spotted!
However, we cannot simply say ​You seem., as it would leave the other person asking, ​seem what?
Regards,
 
Stephen Jones
The LearnEnglish Team

Mousomi Sikder Soma's picture

I make.
You seem.
The bus stopped.
How these senetences are Intransitive?there is no object after the verb.please explain.

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mohamed elshaikh's picture

 The second sentence meaning is not clear

Erik_CO's picture

 Hi mohamed,
I assume you are referring to 'They disappeared.' (?)
This sentence means 'They are (or were) not there.' 
-Erik
The LearnEnglish Team

bytheway's picture

Seem is transitive? I think after seem we can use adjs not nouns, right? She seems nice, he seems happy, etc. I need to be clarified.

QandA's picture

Same for  "The soup tastes (bad/sour/awful)". Requesting clarity for these two questions.