When I was revealed, I swallowed bitterly.
There was no way back, I swallowed and jumped from the plane.
1. Transitive verb
I didn't like the pudding, but I had to swallow it out of politeness.
I swallowed a big mouthful of spaghetti.
2. Intransitive verb
The student just broke when he found out his mark.
The window broke into pieces.
2. Transitive verb
I broke the chocolate bar into pieces.
The angry client broke the window of the shop.
3. Intransitive verb
I like reading in the park.
I prefer reading quietly.
3. Transitive verb
Did you read the newspaper today?
You should read "The Kite Runner"!
Dear Anıl,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your informative and illustrative example sentences. However, I tend to disagree with those for the intransitive usage of the verbs "like" and "prefer". They seem to be transitive. There is only one example for the intransitive use that I could find for the verb "prefer". You can check the link:http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/prefer (if you prefer)
Keep up the good work.
Thank you for the useful link, madam! However I think you refer to the third example, where my verb is "read", not the verb "like" or "prefer".
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