Intransitivity

In syntax, intransitivity is a property held by a verb. Being intransitive means that a verb does not take one of the arguments that a transitive verb would normally take, the object. Instead, intransitive verbs take only one argument: the subject.

Examples
In the following examples, the subject is in bold and the verb/verb phrase is underlined.


 * He eats.
 * She sleeps.
 * They talk.
 * Jonathon is dreaming.