Word of the Day: abjure transitive verb 1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: “But this rough magic I here abjure” (William Shakespeare, The Tempest). 2. To renounce under oath; forswear: “Galileo was forced to abjure the theory that the earth turns around the sun.”

Transitive trans (across) + it (comes from Latin word meaning “to go”) __________________ Transit (to go across) Transitive verbs need a direct object to complete its meaning Hedwig invaded Picci’s new house. Picci kicked Hedwig out of the house. Subject Object Subject Verb Object Get out. Here I come!

The direct object in a transitive sentence answers the question “what?” Ex: Hedwig watched television. When a transitive verb is used, the action “goes across” to the noun that receives the action (the direct object). direct objecttransitive verb

Hedwig sees us. the verb identifies an action and transfers it to the direct object (the receiver or object of the action). The direct object (noun or pronoun) is needed to complete the action of the sentence Sentence Pattern 3 Hedwig reads his books. verb direct object (pronoun) direct object (noun)

Hedwig gives Picci a headache. needs a second compliment to complete the thought The direct object answers the question “What?” and the indirect object answers the question “To whom?” or “For Whom?” Sentence Pattern 4 verb direct object indirect object

Sentence pattern 4: tips common verbs: give, show, ask, allow, assign, tell, write, send, pay, grant, etc. watch out for prepositional phrases; they make these into pattern 3 sentences Picci brought a toy to Hedwig (pattern 3: Hedwig is the object of a preposition, not the verb)

Sentence pattern 5 there are two compliments, but they refer to the same thing the compliment closest to the verb is the direct object, the second one is the objective compliment the objective compliment either renames or describes the direct object Picci called Hedwig brilliant.Picci called Hedwig a genius. verb direct object Noun that renames the direct object verb adjective that renames the direct object direct object

Sentence Pattern 5 tips commonly uses verbs such as consider, call, think, find, make, elect, appoint, name.

Peer edit Is the paragraph long enough? Is it too long? Grammatical errors? Likes/dislikes/suggestions? Correct tenses? Sentence variation?

Homework due Thurs. Read WG p exercise 4, 1-20 p. 39