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Transitivity is an English word. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Transitivity in a sentence

Transitivity meaning

  1. The degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects.
  2. The property of being transitive.

Synonyms of Transitivity

logical relation mathematical relation transitiveness grammatical relation intransitivity

Related words

Other words often associated with Transitivity or its synonyms:

relation

Using Transitivity

  • The main meaning on this page is: The degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects. | The property of being transitive.
  • Useful related words include: logical relation, mathematical relation, transitiveness, grammatical relation.
  • In the example corpus, transitivity often appears in combinations such as: the transitivity, transitivity of.

Context around Transitivity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

grammatical 1× show 1× topological 1×

Often after:

exist 1× need 1× means 1×

Sentence patterns with Transitivity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the transitivity of the 1× notes on transitivity and theme 1× only in transitivity exist 1× or topological transitivity means that 1× reflexivity and transitivity need not 1× their grammatical transitivity 1× to show transitivity 1× valency the transitivity of a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also pairs of 1× aspect is unusual 1× halliday s early 1× here the order 1× in contrast to 1× some languages like 1×

Common sentence endings:

an intransitive verb 1× be required explicitly 1× considers the objects 1× halliday 1967 68 1× in transitivity exist 1× of the preorder 1×

Words around Transitivity

Just before it in the word index:

transitive 64 transitions 501 transitioning 408 transitioned 325 transitional 579 transition 4.457

Just after it in the word index:

transitory 48 transits 52 transitway 6 transjakarta 2 transjordan 16 transkei 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Transitivity

  • In this selection, "transitivity" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, grammatical, show, topological, exist, need and means stand out and add context to how "transitivity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the transitivity of the and notes on transitivity and theme. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "transitivity" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with transitivity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Also, pairs of verbs differing only in transitivity exist. (9 words)

In contrast to valency, the transitivity of a verb only considers the objects. (13 words)

Some languages like Japanese have different forms of certain verbs to show transitivity. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Where the transitivity of a verb only considers the objects, the valency of a verb considers all the arguments the verb takes, including both the subject of the verb and all of the objects (of which there are none for an intransitive verb). (43 words)

Topological mixing (or topological transitivity) means that the system will evolve over time so that any given region or open set of its phase space will eventually overlap with any other given region. (33 words)

Halliday's early grammatical descriptions of English, called "Notes on Transitivity and Theme in English – Parts 1–3" M.A.K. Halliday, 1967/68. (24 words)

Example sentences (9)

Also, pairs of verbs differing only in transitivity exist.

Aspect is unusual in ASL in that transitive verbs derived for aspect lose their grammatical transitivity.

Halliday's early grammatical descriptions of English, called "Notes on Transitivity and Theme in English – Parts 1–3" M.A.K. Halliday, 1967/68.

Here the order relation on the elements of A is inherited from P; for this reason, reflexivity and transitivity need not be required explicitly.

In contrast to valency, the transitivity of a verb only considers the objects.

Some languages like Japanese have different forms of certain verbs to show transitivity.

The existence of identity morphisms and the composability of the morphisms are guaranteed by the reflexivity and the transitivity of the preorder.

Topological mixing (or topological transitivity) means that the system will evolve over time so that any given region or open set of its phase space will eventually overlap with any other given region.

Where the transitivity of a verb only considers the objects, the valency of a verb considers all the arguments the verb takes, including both the subject of the verb and all of the objects (of which there are none for an intransitive verb).

Common combinations with transitivity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "transitivity" in a sentence?
An example: "Also, pairs of verbs differing only in transitivity exist." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "transitivity" from authentic English texts.
What does "transitivity" mean?
Transitivity means: The degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects.
What are synonyms of "transitivity"?
Common synonyms of "transitivity" include: logical relation, mathematical relation, transitiveness, grammatical relation, intransitivity.
How many example sentences with "transitivity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "transitivity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.