Transitive verbs

A transitive verb is a verb that only makes sense in a sentence if it applies its action on an object.

“Take”

• *My sister takes the bus ***to work.
• My sister takes.

Transitive and intransitive

The team plays soccer.

The band plays tomorrow.

More examples of transitive verbs

They need a new computer.

We made pasta for lunch.

• send

• bring

• give

• carry

• love

• like

• sell

• throw

• provide

• annoy

• take off

• fill in

Identify transitive verbs

A simple way to identify if a verb is transitive is to rephrase the sentence on the passive voice.

“Take”

• My sister takes the bus.
• The bus is taken by my sister.

“Love”

• Children love Christmas.
• Christmas is loved by children.

“Carry”

• She carries the salt.
• The salt is carried by her.

It’s your turn!

Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice

1. Emma designed the webpage.

   The webpage was designed by Emma.

2. Caroline reviewed the budget.

   The budget was reviewed by Caroline.

3. Manny made the website user friendly.

   The website was made user friendly by Manny.