AEE 2636: Don’t Forget About Grammar! Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs

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San山

2026.6.25

Ambitransive verbs: forget, lose, remember, know
Ex: I forgot my keys.(transitive)
Ex: I forgot about that night.(intransitive)
Ex: I completely forgot.(intransitive)
Ex: I lost my keys.(intransitive)
Ex: I lost about 200 dollars gambling last night.(transitive)
Ex: I'm super competitive. I can't lose.
Ex: I remember her name.
Ex: I just can't remember.
Ex: Do you know Spanish?
Ex: I don't know.

San山

2026.6.25

Intransitive verb vs transitive verbs
📝"discuss" is not followed by "about", but "forget can be". It all comes down to whether it is a transitive verb, intransitive verb or can be both."Forget" can be both transitive or intransitive.
📝Transivtive verbs :discuss
Pattern: verbs＋ direct objectives
Ex: Let's discuss the movie.
Ex: We're discussing the grammar rule.
📝Intransitive verbs: talk
Pattern: They can't be followed by direct objectives.
Ex: She talked.
Ex: They talked all night.
🌟We can use "about" with both"transitive verbs" or "intransitive verbs"
1️⃣about for "amount"(approximately)
Ex: She spent 50 dollars.
Ex: He invited about 10 people to dinner.
2️⃣about(introduce a topic)
Ex: What do you think about the song?
Ex: Let's talk about it.

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