🔹 Transitive verbs
A transitive verb needs a direct object to complete its meaning.
👉 Structure:
Subject + Verb + Object
Examples
- She reads a book.
- They built a house.
- He ate the cake.
- I bought a power bank.
👉 If you remove the object, the sentence feels incomplete:
- ❌ “She reads.” (reads what?)
🔹 Intransitive verbs
An intransitive verb does not need an object. The action is complete by itself.
👉 Structure:
Subject + Verb
Examples
- The baby cried.
- He runs every morning.
- The sun sets.
- She slept.
👉 Adding an object would be incorrect:
- ❌ “She slept the bed.”