1. Talking about events which involve only the subject: intransitive verbs When you are talking about an action or event which does not involve anyone or anything other than the subject, you use an intransitive verb. Many intransitive verbs describe physical behaviour or the making of sounds. Collins Cobuild English Grammar; Harper Collins Publishers, Glasgow, 1990 (2004), page 139

2. My leg hurts.

3. SP

4. The children talked.

5. SP

6. Involving someone or something other than the subject: transitive verbs Many verbs describe events that must, in addition to the subject, involve someone or something else. Some of these verbs can only be used in transitive clauses. This means that they are followed by a direct object. Collins Cobuild English Grammar; Harper Collins Publishers, Glasgow, 1990 (2004), page 142

7. David put the gun on the table.

8. SPOdA

9. I lent Diana a Rolls Royce.

10. SPOdOi

11. Describing and identifying things: complementation Some verbs, such as make and find, are used with both an object and a complement. The complement describes the object and is called the object complement. Collins Cobuild English Grammar; Harper Collins Publishers, Glasgow, 1990 (2004), page 173

12. Valery is happy.

13. SPCs

14. Hot weather makes milk sour.

15. SPOdCo