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intransitive verb
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Noun1.intransitive verb - a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object
intransitive, intransitive verb form
verb - the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
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Seven patterns are discussed; transitive verbs selecting into -ing complements, transitive verbs selecting out of -ing complements, intransitive verbs selecting on -ing complements, adjectives selecting to infinitive and to -ing complements, intransitive verbs selecting to infinitive and to -ing complements, nouns selecting to infinitive and to -ing complements, and intrasitive verbs selecting towards/toward - ing.
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