• subject • verb The intransitive pattern requires only a subject and a verb to express a complete thought: The farmer works. Subject = farmer Verb = works They walk. Subject = they Verb = walk Verbs that do not take a direct object are called intransitive verbs. • subject • verb • direct object—in the accusative case The transitive pattern requires a direct object to complete the action of the verb: The woman has a rose. Subject = woman Verb = has D.O. = rose We call
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