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    What do you call a verb that has a subject but no object?

    Question #81043. Asked by trevor1968. (May 27 07 12:20 AM)


    mutchisman

    		Verbs with a subject but no object are usually referred to as intransitive verbs.

    May 27 07, 12:41 AM
    lanfranco

    		"To sleep" is a good example of an intransitive verb:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intransitive_verb

    May 27 07, 4:56 PM

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