Intransitive verb used as Transitive verb

# When an Intransitive Verb is used in a causative sense it becomes Transitive.

Intransitive	Transitive
The Horse walks.	He walks the horse.
The girl ran down the street.	The girl ran the needle into her finger (ran a needle=caused a needle to run).
Birds fly.	The boy fly their kites (i.e., cause their kites to fly).

# A few-verbs in common use are distinguished as Transitive or Intransitive by their spelling, the Transitive being causative forms of the corresponding intransitive verbs.

Intransitive	Transitive
Many trees fall in the monsoon.	Woodmen fell trees.(Fell=cause to fall).
Lie still.	Lay the basket there (Lay=cause to lie).
Rise early with the lark.	Rise your hands (Rise=cause to rise).
Sit there.	Set the lamp in the table.(Set=cause to sit).

# Some Intransitive verbs may become Transitive by having a Preposition added to them; as,

* All friends laughed at (=derided) him.

* He will soon run through (=consume) his furfure.

* Please look into (=investigate) the matter carefully. 

* We talked about (=discussed) the affair several times.

* I wish for (=desire) nothing more.

* The police Inspector asked for (=demand) his name.

Sometimes the preposition is prefixed to the verb; as,

* Shivaji overcame the enemy.

* He bravely withstood the attack.

* The river overflows its banks.

# Intransitive verb sometimes take after them an object akin or similar in meaning to the verb. Such an Object is called the Cognate Object or Cognate Accusative.(Latin Cognatus,akin).

* I have fought a good fight.

* He laughed a hearty laugh.

* He dreamt a strange dream.

* He sleeps the sleep of the just.

* Let me die the death of the righteous.

* He sighed a deep sigh.

* He sang a sweet song.

* He ran a race.

* Aurangzeb lived the life of an ascetic.

The noun used as a Cognate Object is in the Accusative Case.

The following are examples of partially Cognate Object:-

* He ran a great risk (=he ran a course of great risk).

* The children shouted applause (=the children shouted a shout of applause).

# A noun used adverbially to modify a verb, An adjective, or an adverb denoting time,placedistance,weight,value etc., is called an adverbial Object or adverbial Accusative, and is said to be in the Accusative Case adverbially; as,

* He held the post ten years.

* I can’t wait a moment longer.

* He went home.

* He swam a mile.

* He weighs seven stone.

* The watch cost 500 takas.

# There are a few Transitive verbs which are sometimes used as Intransitive verbs.

Transitive	Transitive
He broke the glass.	The glass broke.
He burnt his figure.	He burnt with shame.
Stop him from going.	We shall stop here a few days.
Open all the windows.	The show opens at six o’clock.

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