Thursday, March 5, 2020
Intransitive Verb Errors
Intransitive Verb Errors Intransitive! Not allowed.Source: Ville Miettinen from Helsinki, Finland INCORRECT: Recent studies have risen a number of key questions regarding the impact of CCTV on crime. CORRECT: Recent studies have raised a number of key questions regarding the impact of CCTV on crime. RULE: The verb have risen is intransitive, and therefore it cannot have an object like a number of key questions. INCORRECT: A work managed by Rost(1991) has shown up about two hundred definitions since 1900 till 1990, while the major part of writers didnt define it (Rost,1993). CORRECT: A work managed by Rost(1991) has revealed about two hundred definitions since 1900 till 1990, while the major part of writers didnt define it (Rost,1993). RULE: The verb has shown up is intransitive, and therefore it cannot have an object like about two hundred definitions. Please follow and like us:
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