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e.g. Arthur
signed the receipt,
took
his papers
and went out in dead silence.
(Voynich)
There are other verbs which can be used either with or without a direct object, such as
to read,
to write, to hear,
Intransitive verbs cannot take a direct object. Here belong such verbs as
to stand, to sleep, to
laugh, to think, to lie, to swim.
e.g. She shrank
slowly away from him, and
stood
quite still.
(Voynich)
There are verbs whose primary meaning is transitive and whose secondary meaning is
intransitive.
Here belong such verbs as
to sell, to
read, to add, to act,
etc.
e.g. This book
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