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what is meant by transitive and intransitive verbs ?
Depending on the type of object they take, verbs may be transitive, intransitive, or linking.

The meaning of a transitive verb is incomplete without a direct object, as in the following examples:

Incomplete:

    The shelf holds.

Complete:
    The shelf holds three books and a vase of flowers.

An intransitive verb, on the other hand, cannot take a direct object:

    This plant has thrived on the south windowsill.


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