6.5 Copy an example sentence from your dictionary for each of the intransitive verbs from the completed table in Ex 6.3.
consent: After a long delay, they finally consented to the construction of the new motorway.
Verbs that are both transitive and intransitive
The following verbs are sometimes transitive and sometimes intransitive: compensate, contribute, convene, register.
6.6 Look at the verbs as they are used in these sentences and decide if they are transitive (VT) or intransitive (VI).
1. My parents said they would contribute towards the cost of my driving lessons. ( 2. David’s enthusiasm compensates for his lack of experience. ( 3. The Parliament will next convene on October 4. (
) ) 4. Gun owners had until the end of 1990 to register their weapons. ( ) )
5. Large retail chains are usually only prepared to locate stores in areas of high population density. (
