Transitive or Intransitive - Things to consider

1. If there is a direct object (including the determiners and predeterminers) following the verb then the verb is transitive [T].
   Example: He gave such a big book to that man. (Such a big book = Direct object including determiners) that man = the indirect object.
2. If the direct object is separated from the main verb by a preposition between the main verb and the direct object then the main verb is intransitive [I].
   Example: I fell off my chair.
3. When there is no direct object in the sentence we must first decide whether an object is implied or whether there really is no direct object. If we realise that there could be an implied direct object then the verb is transitive but if there really is no direct object, the verb is intransitive.
   Examples: Which of these may have an implied direct object? If you can write these sentences again with the implied direct object added, without changing the meaning, then the verb is a transitive [T] verb.
   1. I decided to park.
   2. My mother cooks for us on Sundays.
   3. As I walked down the road I fell.
   Don't confuse verbs with phrasal verbs. Check the definition of a phrasal verb. If a preposition follows a verb, it does not mean that we have a phrasal verb. Which of the following verbs are intransitive verbs and which are true phrasal verbs?
   1. depend on me.
   2. put out the fire.
   3. Fall out of a tree
   4. I Fell out with my friends.

Look at these sentences. See how the direct object is preceded by a preposition for transitive verbs. Which sentences are transitive with an implied direct object? How can we tell the difference between these and intransitive verbs without any direct object? Can you feel when there is an implied direct object?