In syntax, intransitivity is a property held by a verb. Being intransitive means that a verb does not take one of the arguments that a transitive verb would normally take, the object. Instead, intransitive verbs take only one argument: the subject.
Examples[]
In the following examples, the subject is in bold and the verb/verb phrase is underlined.
- He eats.
- She sleeps.
- They talk.
- Jonathon is dreaming.