By Expressions, Direct objects

You have a good point. Though open can be transitive or intransitive, I feel the original, I opened a crack, usage is transtive which is what makes the expression odd. I'll try not to use it.Thanks.

Hi,I'm really enjoying this. You're making me think. I'm going to take your points out of sequence. I think I'm still replying to your post; if I misrepresent what you're saying, please correct me. First, the summary of what I'm going to say: A lot depends on theory, and...

Hi, Anon, I should probably keep out of this. I don't think they used the expression "complement" when I was in school. The type of action the verb describes often limits its function. ...

Schetin, I am still trying to dial to the right frequency so that we can communicate. I am afraid I have failed because I realize we are not talking in the same wave length. I find your pattern of thought difficult to understand. I once heard this analogy "there is only a thin line between a...

Schetin wrote: Yankee wrote: She only stated that it was not the specific use that was the topic of discussion in this thread. Since Americans started their expansion by means of language, the rule "but don't ask me why" has become nearly universal.I find that to be an exceptionally unfair and...

Yankee wrote: She only stated that it was not the specific use that was the topic of discussion in this thread. Since Americans started their expansion by means of language, the rule "but don't ask me why" has become nearly universal. There's a rule and it can be explained. That one thinks an...

5 Miss Kitty subject + was rude predicate + at the table adverbial +one day. adverbial 10 The earth subject+ revolves round predicate+ the sun. object 12 The sea subject + had predicate +many thousand sands.? objectSentence Structure = Subject Verb Adverbial --This sentence is gramamtically...

Hello Dudumuzik, Welcome to the forums. A transitive verb requires a direct object. You picked a hard one - grammatically, we don't say "I knocked the door." There is an expression "knock wood," but it's an idiom. Was your question specifically about the verb "to knock" or about transitive...

There's some differentiation between the two here, they seem to be considered synonyms only for the meaning 2: --------- till Function:preposition 1 chiefly Scotland a : to a place of arrival : through to : as far as <till an end> b : to or toward a limit or goal ...

Hi InchoI agree with the previous posters completely; I would just like to elaborate a little from a non-native speaker's standpoint to a non-native speaker. We're both foreigners, right?Since there are hardly any inflections in English, the word order is very rigid and certain phrases and...