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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Lesson 4-1: Transitive Active Verbs
Lesson 4-2: Transitive Active Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 4-3: Transitive Active Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 4-4: The Indirect Object
Lesson 4-5: Direct Objects versus Indirect Objects
Lesson 4-6: Transitive Passive Verbs
Lesson 4-7: Transitive Active versus Transitive Passive
Lesson 4-8: Intransitive Complete Verbs
Lesson 4-9: Intransitive Complete versus Transitive Active/Passive
Lesson 4-10: Intransitive Complete versus Transitive Active/Passive (Continued)
Lesson 4-11: Intransitive Linking Verbs
Lesson 4-12: Intransitive Linking Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 4-13: Identifying Verb Forms
Lesson 4-14: Identifying Verb Forms (Continued)
Lesson 4-15: Pronouns by the Case
Lesson 4-16: Objective Case Pronouns
Lesson 4-17: Subjective Case Pronouns
Lesson 4-18: Casework for Pronouns
Quiz 4-19: Cumulative Review
Lesson 4-20: The Declarative versus The Imperative Sentence
Lesson 4-21: The Interrogative versus The Exclamatory Sentence
Lesson 4-22: Identifying Sentences by Use
Lesson 4-23: Agreement: Subjects and Verbs
Lesson 4-24: Agreement: Collective Nouns
Lesson 4-25: Agreement: Compound Subjects
Lesson 4-26: Agreement: Words Always Singular or Plural
Lesson 4-27: Agreement: If I Wish I Were
Lesson 4-28: Agreement: Pronouns and Their Antecedents
Quiz 4-29: Cumulative Review
Exercise 4-30: Module 4 Self-Test
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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English Grammar
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ntransitive Complete Verbs
Lesson 4-8
Comments:
Prompt:
Some action verbs are complete and do not transfer action to an object. Such verbs are intransitive and are complete in their meaning.
Example:
Consider this sentence: "I am driving slowly." The action verb "am driving" is complete in meaning and does not transfer action to a noun object.
Directions:
Each sentence below contains an intransitive complete verb form. Click to select the complete verb form in each sentence.
1.
We
shall
arrive
soon
.
2.
They
drove
to
town
.
3.
I
will
finish
in
five
minutes
.
4.
We
will
watch
carefully
.
5.
The
car
ran
smoothly
.
6.
It
snowed
all
day
.
7.
The
car
will
remain
in
the
garage
.
8.
I
will
drive
tomorrow
.
9.
The
water
rushed
by
us
.
10.
We
will
endure
for
weeks
.
11.
The
sun
will
shine
today
.
12.
The
class
is
going
on
a
trip
.
13.
We
shall
overcome
some
day
.
14.
The
engine
purred
like
a
kitten
.
15.
The
lake
froze
overnight
.
16.
The
choir
sang
for
both
services
.
17.
The
bells
will
ring
in
the
morning
.
18.
The
large
waves
crashed
against
the
shore
.
19.
Several
surfers
sat
on
their
boards
.
20.
The
morning
sun
arose
.