verbs and objects

Question 1

what are transitive/intransitive verbs

Answer 1

transitive: she closed the door ;i’ve ripped the shirt
intransitive: the door closed; the shirt has ripped
bend, break, vary, wake

Question 2

bend collocations

Answer 2

the road bends to the left/right, bend down, bend forward/over, a bend in the pipe, the car comes around the bend, bend to pressure/sb’s will/rules, bend the rules, bend over backwards,

Question 3

vary collocations

Answer 3

vary considerably/greatly/widely, vary between/ from..to../according to, vary in quality, varying degrees of success/difficulty, vary diet by consuming nutritional supplements

Question 4

wake collocations

Answer 4

wake, wake sb, in the wake of , wake up to sth

Question 5

do verbs always need an object>?

Answer 5

no, for some verbs if the meaning is clear from the context: answer, ask, change, eat, park, cook, wave, phone, study, smoke, wash, write

Question 6

what’s a complement

Answer 6

an adverb/prepositional phrase to complete the meaning of a verb: originate IN

Question 7

types of complements

Answer 7

1. verb+preposition+object: deal with, belong to, adhere to, culminate in/with, detract from, differentiate between, incline to/towards, specialise in, aspire to
2. verb+an object+prepositional phrase : attribute..to, base .. on/upon, equate.. with, inflict ..on, mistake.. for, regard ..as/with, remind ..of

Question 8

originate

Answer 8

in/among, ideas originated by sb, originate from/at

Question 9

differentiate

Answer 9

sth from sth, be keen to differentiate yourself from sb, sth differentiates sb from sb,

; in order to differentiate our services it was decided the brochure would depart from the traditional format, features that differentiate the product

Question 10

incline

Answer 10

to/towards, be inclined to be ..(adj.), incline to the view /be inclined to agree/believe/think, artistically/technically inclined, incline your head, a steep/gentle incline

Question 11

attribute

Answer 11

to, key/essential attribute, personal attributes, a positive/negative attribute
her success can be attributed to the three main factors, organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager

Question 12

base

Answer 12

an excellent base for, at the base of a cliff, a healthy manufacturing base, aim to expand customer base, a cocktail with a whisky base, firm is based/be based in, provide a sound base for, a heavy base of a lamp, economic base, base headquarters in, the base for a study, base(where you live), touch base with sb, be way off base, base on sth

Question 13

equate

Answer 13

with,
most customers equate the value of a product solely with its price tag, his single-mindedness led him to equate criticism with treachery

Question 14

regard

Answer 14

generally/widely regarded as, as regards, hold sb in high regard, have no regard for, with /in regard to, in this regard, convey/give your regards to sb

Question 15

assume

Answer 15

assume control/office/ a role, assume responsibility for, safely assume, assuming that
the issue has assumed considerable political proportions, assume a name/an identity

Question 16

judge

Answer 16

a good/poor judge of character, let me be the judge of that, judge by/from/whether , be judged to be/have, judged on merits; A PROPOSAL SHOULD BE JUDGED ON ITS MERITS WHEN IT COMES TO