The phrase a bigger boat answers the question “What is needed?” or “What do we need?” (Technically, the direct object is the noun boat, but the article a and the adjective bigger describe boat, so all three words work together as a unified noun phrase, or a noun and all its modifiers.)īe careful not to confuse the object with the subject the sentence’s subject is the person or thing that does the action-in this example, it’s we -whereas the object receives the action.
Here, the transitive verb need takes the direct object a bigger boat. Let’s look at an example with one of the most common transitive verbs, need. Intransitive verbs do not use any objects. Transitive verbs use a direct object, which is a noun that receives the action of the verb. You can categorize all verbs into two types: transitive and intransitive verbs. Grammarly helps you communicate confidently Write with Grammarly What is a transitive verb?
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