Time:after a while, afterwards, later
Place:nearby, there
Addition: also, besides, furthermore
Result:accordingly, hence, therefore
Comparison:likewise, similarly
Contrast:however, nevertheless, otherwise
Concession:naturally, of course
Summary or conclusion:in brief, finally, to sum up
Illustration and example:for example, for instance, indeedtransitive verb n
a verb which takes an object^1. For example:
They sawthe accident.
A verb which takes an indirect and a direct object is known as a ditransitive
verb. For example:
I gavethe money to my mother.=I gavemy mother the money.
DO IO IO DO
A verb which takes a direct object and an object complement (see comple-
ment) is known as a complex transitive verb. For example:
We electedMary chairman.
DO object complement
A verb which does not take an object is an intransitive verb. For example:
The children danced.
see also complement
transitivity^1 n
the state of being a transitive verb. In this sense, one can speak of the
transitivity of the verb saw in the sentence:
They sawthe accident.
transitivity^2 n
(in systemic grammar) a choice between the three main processes that can
be represented in a sentence:
aa physical or “material” process as in Fred cut the lawn.
ba “mental” process as in David saw Rosemary.
c a “relational” process as in This view is magnificent.
Related to this choice of processes is:
athe choice of participants. A participant is someone or something involved
in the process, e.g. in the above examples, Fred and the lawn, David and
Rosemary and
bthe choice of circumstances, e.g. David saw Rosemary yesterday/in the
garden/by accident.
transitivity