1、Grammar and usage模块七模块七Unit 1Living with technologyTransitive verbs take an object.Intransitive verbs do not take an object.1.A transitive verb can take an object,a direct object and an indirect object,or an object and a complement.Transitive verbs and intransitive verbs The object can be a noun,a p
2、ronoun,an infinitive,a verb-ing or an object clause.An American,Philo Farnsworth,made important breakthroughs in the development of TV in the late 1920s and early 1930s.It was not until the early 1950s that most tape recorders began using plastic tape as they do today.Who can foresee what the future
3、 will bring?The direct object is usually a noun most clearly affected or acted upon by the action of a transitive verb.The indirect object is usually a noun or a pronoun that refers to the recipient.On my birthday she gave me(IO)a mobile phone(DO)as a gift.The complement can be a noun,an adjective,a
4、n adverb,a prepositional phrase or a non-finite verb which refers back to the object.This will soon make DVDs(O)things of the past(C).They also make TV(O)accessible(C)to people who live far away from cities.By the late 1970s,video recorders small and cheap enough for home use were introduced.Most tr
5、ansitive verbs can be used in the passive voice.2 Intransitive verbs do not take an object,and cannot be used in the passive voice.Intransitive verbs can usually be followed by an adverbial.More challenges lie ahead of me.The waters rose higher and higher,so more than 1,0000 people had to leave thei
6、r homes.Bored with life in the city,he moved to a remote village accessible only by boat.Intransitive verbs can usually be followed by a prepositional phrase.3.Many verbs,such as cook and contribute,can be both transitive and intransitive.Mum is cooking(breakfast)in the kitchen now.To everyones surp
7、rise,he contributed$5,000 to a local charity.Many different people contributed to the development of TV.A.Read the following passage and decide whether the underlined verbs are transitive or intransitive.Write vt if it is a transitive verb or vi if it is an intransitive verb.I was at the dentists la
8、st Sunday to have my teeth checked().I had bought()myself a magazine since I had ample time to wait.I was sitting()in the waiting room when a young man entered.He had also come to see()the dentist.We had a casual conversation in the waiting room.We talked()about many things,basketball,music,medical
9、insurance,etc.Then our topic turned vtvtvivtvito our teeth.He told me he had a hole in one of his teeth and wanted to have it filled.It hurts()a lot,he told me,whenever I eat something hot or cold.It was obvious that he was suffering()great pain when he talked.I thought()it better to comfort him in
10、some way,so I told him not to worry,because I had exactly the same experience.After the hole in my tooth was filled,I felt quite all right.Hearing this,he smiled()happily.vivtvtvi B.Choose the correct words or phrases to complete the sentences below.Change the form where necessary.1.answer/answer fo
11、ra Hearing the bell,Jane got up from her chair and went to _ the door.b If you continue to behave like this,youll have to _ youransweranswer for2 benefit/benefit froma The project has _ the country in many aspects.b It is expected that both countries will _ this agreement.benefitedbenefit from3.deci
12、de/decide againsta Have you _ what to do after graduation?b To our surprise,they _ the plan without any explanation.decideddecided against4 pay/pay fora He thanked the repairman and _ him twenty dollars.b To _ the ticket for the concert,my sister decided to take a part-time job.paidpay for5 adjust/adjust toa Im afraid we have to _ the development of computer technology.b The monitor needs to be _ so that everyone can read what is on the screen.adjust toadjusted HomeworkFinish the exercises C1-C2on page 100.
