ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Yankee — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:40:31 GMT

And "I don't give a damn/darn/hoot. That's the second time you've commented on the cow-giving-milk sentence, Philip. What gives? (By the way, do people also use the phrase "a good gosh darn" in your neck of the woods?)

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:11:33 GMT

If a verb is followed by a direct object only it is monotransitive if it is followed by two objects, direct and indirect, or an object and a complement it is called ditransitive

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Philip — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:23:21 GMT

Wouldn't that depend on the definition of the word 'give'? Cows give milk. = monotransitive And "I don't give a damn/darn/hoot.

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Ajrin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:07:20 GMT

Monotransitive verbs are followed by a) direct object, b) prepositional object, c) predicator complement ... find the way, deal with the topic, it costs 2 pounds ... Ditransitive verbs are followed by a) indirect object and direct object (give me the letter), b) direct object and predicator complement (it costs us a lot of money) ...

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Philip — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:37:23 GMT

Wouldn't that depend on the definition of the word 'give'? Cows give milk. = monotransitive Seriously! I'm glad this discussion came up, because I, like Clive, hadn't heard the terms before.

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Yankee — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:37:23 GMT

Wouldn't that depend on the definition of the word 'give'? Cows give milk. = monotransitive

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:37:23 GMT

*GIVE can´t be used as monotransitive Andres

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:37:23 GMT

Sorry wrote a wrong concept. Clive is write when he says that some verbs can be both Di- or Mono-transitive as for example BUY but GIVE can be used as monotransitive. Sorry again I got confused but I believe the example of the cat is ditransitive lol Andres

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:37:23 GMT

Hi I know this is an old post but i dont know if you still wonder wether a verb is mono- or di-transitive. Take the example of the cat: "I bought my son a cat", here bought is not used as ditransitive bought is naturally monotransitive which doesnt mean it cannot take a second object. The idea is that the second object is not obligatory and one could say simply "I bought a cat". Some other verbs like for instance give are naturally ditransitive, that is to say you cannot say "I gave my son" or "I gave a cat" but you can say "I gave my son a cat" or "I gave a cat to my son". I hope this helps you Andres << Edit: e-mail address removed. >>

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:37:23 GMT

hi!!! i'm from peru... and i'm leraning english grammar... i want to know how many ditransitive words are in he english lenguage, and what are they??... some body could help me?!!!

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Clive — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:37:23 GMT

Hi, I bought a cat for my son. Here, is 'bought' used as a monotransitive verb or a ditransitive verb? 'ditransitive', according to the definition. You could also say I bought my son a cat. I guess some verbs can be both monotransitive and ditransitive, depending on how they are used. Clive

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

rishonly — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:37:23 GMT

Very informative post, Clive. I bought a cat for my son. Here, is 'bought' used as a monotransitive verb or a ditransitive verb?

Re: ditransitive and monotransitive verb

Clive — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:37:23 GMT

Hi, I'd never heard of these terms, but I googled them and found this kind of definition. I hope it helps. Clive A monotransitive verb is a verb that takes two arguments: a subject and a single direct object . For example, the verbs buy , bite , break , and eat are monotransitive in English. The following examples show monotransitive verbs in sentences (the direct object is in boldface): Yesterday, I bought a cat . The cat bit me ! He broke the toothpick . The chef ate his own watermelon soup . compared to A Ditransitive Verb is one that takes both a