31. Absolutive case is used for patients of transitive verbs and subjects of intransitive verbs. 32. Some verbs ( called transitive verbs ) take direct objects; some also take indirect objects. 33. This increases verb valency through the transformation of intransitive verb stems into transitive verb stems. 34. There is a transitive series, used with transitive verbs . 35. Generally, most transitive verbs become unergatives when the object is removed; these are accusative verbs. 36. For instance, the paradigm for a transitive verb with a CVC root is as follows: 37. The same pattern holds for transitive verbs as well. 38. Aspect is unusual in ASL in that transitive verbs derived for aspect lose their transitivity. 39. A way to identify a transitive verb is to invert the sentence, making it passive. 40. Aspect is unusual in ASL in that transitive verbs derived for aspect lose their grammatical transitivity.
