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Intransitive verbs do not have direct objects from "summary" of Basic English Grammar For Dummies - UK by Geraldine Woods

Intransitive verbs are a type of verb that do not require a direct object to complete their meaning. These verbs typically describe an action or state that does not transfer to anything or anyone else. Instead, the action or state is contained within the subject of the sentence. For example, in the sentence "She sleeps," the verb "sleeps" is intransitive because it does not require a direct object to make sense. The action of sleeping is contained within the subject "she" and does not transfer to anything else. In contrast, transitive verbs do require a direct object to complete their meaning. This means that the action of the verb is transferred from the subject to an object. For example, in the sentence "She eats an apple," the verb "eats" is transitive because...
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    Basic English Grammar For Dummies - UK

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