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Transitive Verb & Intransitive Verb

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  Transitive and Intransitive verbs relate to action verbs.  Action Verb: Action verbs show physical and mental actions that a doer or performer performs. Physical actions:   run, read, write, drink, eat, kick, etc. Mental actions: love, hate, remember, think, decide, learn, etc. Transitive Verb: Those actions which require object to fulfill or convey their meaning in sentence are called transitive verbs. OR     Actions which depend on object in the sentence to convey their proper meaning are called transitive verbs. Examples:    Ali kicked the football . Here, in the above example "kicked" is verb and "the football" is object which is supporting the meaning of verb. So, "kicked" is transitive verb. Intransitive Verb: Those actions which do not need object to fulfill or convey their meaning in sentence are called intransitive verbs.  OR    Actions which do not depend on object in...

ARISTOTLE'S CONCEPT OF DISCOVERY OR PERIPETIA

 Peripetia can be defined as;         “A sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances,  especially in reference to fictional narrative.” It can also be defined as;     “Peripetia or discovery in general is a transition from ignorance to  knowledge.” You may consider the identity of a person or of your dog or cat or of inanimate, even casual, things. There are six kinds of discoveries: 1-Signs and tokens 2-Formal declaration 3-Discovery through memory 4-Process of reasoning 5-Deception 6-Incidents or inferences that lead to some discovery In order to have a sound grip on the concept of discovery, we will relate this concept with some known work of literature. Peripetia in Hamlet: In Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet, the peripetia occurs in Act 3 scene 3 when Hamlet sees King Claudius praying. It is the perfect opportunity to avenge his father and kill Claudius. Hamlet draws his swords, but then hesitates. He realizes that, since Claudius ...