Inheritance

Method 1: "What?" Question Method (Easiest Method)

4 Steps:

1. Find verb in sentence
2. Ask "What?" with subject
3. If answer exists → Transitive
4. If no answer → Intransitive

5 Examples:

Example 1: Kumar mango ate
Question: What did Kumar eat? → mango ✓ → Transitive

Example 2: Meena letter wrote
Question: What did Meena write? → letter ✓ → Transitive

Example 3: Child milk drank
Question: What did child drink? → milk ✓ → Transitive

Example 4: Father car drove
Question: What did father drive? → car ✓ → Transitive

Example 5: Bird worm caught
Question: What did bird catch? → worm ✓ → Transitive

Method 2: Object Identification (Suffix Method)

3 Markers:

1. Look for suffix marker
2. Look for position marker
3. Word between subject and verb

5 Examples:

Example 1: Kumar the book read
book + suffix = the book (object) → Transitive ✓

Example 2: Meena the flower plucked
flower + suffix = the flower (object) → Transitive ✓

Example 3: Child the ball threw
ball + suffix = the ball (object) → Transitive ✓

Example 4: Mother the food cooked
food + suffix = the food (object) → Transitive ✓

Example 5: Teacher the lesson taught
lesson + suffix = the lesson (object) → Transitive ✓

Method 3: Sentence Structure Method

Structure: Subject + Object + Verb

5 Practices:

Practice 1: Kumar + letter + wrote → Transitive ✓
Practice 2: Meena + flower + plucked → Transitive ✓
Practice 3: Child + milk + drank → Transitive ✓
Practice 4: Father + news + read → Transitive ✓
Practice 5: Cat + mouse + caught → Transitive ✓

Method 4: Verb Type Recognition (List Method)

5 Types of Transitive Verbs:

1. Reading verbs: read, write, draw, see, hear
2. Eating verbs: eat, drink, consume, taste
3. Making verbs: make, create, cook, sew
4. Trading verbs: buy, sell, give, take
5. Other verbs: catch, release, kill, tie, hit

Method 5: Negative Test Method

Rule: Remove object and check
Incomplete → Transitive
Complete → Intransitive

3 Tests:

Test 1: Kumar book read → Kumar read (incomplete) → Transitive ✓
Test 2: Meena milk drank → Meena drank (incomplete) → Transitive ✓
Test 3: Child played → Child played (complete) → Intransitive

Set 1: Basic Transitive (10 Examples)

Practice 1: Kumar book read → What? book → Transitive ✓
Practice 2: Meena milk drank → What? milk → Transitive ✓
Practice 3: Child ball played → What? ball → Transitive ✓
Practice 4: Mother food cooked → What? food → Transitive ✓
Practice 5: Father car drove → What? car → Transitive ✓
Practice 6: Teacher lesson taught → What? lesson → Transitive ✓
Practice 7: Student sum wrote → What? sum → Transitive ✓
Practice 8: Cat mouse caught → What? mouse → Transitive ✓
Practice 9: Gardener tree planted → What? tree → Transitive ✓
Practice 10: Child song sang → What? song → Transitive ✓

Set 2: With Suffix (10 Examples)

Practice 11: Kumar the book read → Transitive ✓
Practice 12: Meena the flower plucked → Transitive ✓
Practice 13: Child the ball threw → Transitive ✓
Practice 14: Mother the rice served → Transitive ✓
Practice 15: Father the news read → Transitive ✓
Practice 16: Student the lesson learned → Transitive ✓
Practice 17: Artist the picture drew → Transitive ✓
Practice 18: Carpenter the door fixed → Transitive ✓
Practice 19: Farmer the paddy sowed → Transitive ✓
Practice 20: Child the milk drank → Transitive ✓

Set 3: Double Objects (5 Examples)

Practice 21: Kumar book and pen bought → Transitive ✓
Practice 22: Meena rice and curry cooked → Transitive ✓
Practice 23: Child milk and fruit ate → Transitive ✓
Practice 24: Mother vegetable and greens bought → Transitive ✓
Practice 25: Father news and article read → Transitive ✓

Set 4: Indirect Objects (5 Examples)

Practice 26: Kumar to Meena book gave → Transitive ✓
Practice 27: Mother to child food fed → Transitive ✓
Practice 28: Teacher to student lesson taught → Transitive ✓
Practice 29: Father to Kumar gift bought → Transitive ✓
Practice 30: Grandfather to grandson story told → Transitive ✓

TNPSC Model 5 Questions:

Question 1: "Kumar book read" - What type of verb?
a) Intransitive b) Transitive c) Causative
Answer: b) Transitive

Question 2: Find transitive verb sentence:
a) Kumar ran b) Meena milk drank c) Child slept
Answer: b) Meena milk drank

Question 3: Verb with answer to "What?" question:
a) Intransitive b) Transitive c) Both
Answer: b) Transitive

Question 4: Sentence without object:
a) Kumar read b) Meena came c) Child played
Answer: b) Meena came

Question 5: "Mother food cooked" - What is object?
a) Mother b) Food c) Cooked
Answer: b) Food

Quick 4 Step Identification:

Step 1: Find verb
Step 2: Ask "What?"
Step 3: Check answer (Yes → Transitive | No → Intransitive)
Step 4: Confirm object (suffix marker present?)

Example: Kumar book read
Verb: read | Question: What did he read? | Answer: book ✓ | Result: Transitive

Intransitive vs Transitive 5 Differences:

1. Object: Intransitive - No | Transitive - Yes
2. Question: Intransitive - How? Where? | Transitive - What? Whom?
3. Action Impact: Intransitive - On self | Transitive - On others
4. Sentence Structure: Intransitive - Subject + Verb | Transitive - Subject + Object + Verb
5. Completeness: Intransitive - Complete without object | Transitive - Needs object

3 Intransitive Examples:

1. Kumar ran (What? - no answer)
2. Meena came (What? - no answer)
3. Child slept (What? - no answer)

3 Transitive Examples:

1. Kumar book read (What? - book)
2. Meena milk drank (What? - milk)
3. Child ball played (What? - ball)

4 Common Errors:

Error 1: Object Confusion
❌ "Kumar quickly ran" - quickly is not object (manner)
✓ This is intransitive

Error 2: Place as Object
❌ "Kumar to school went" - school is not object (place)
✓ This is intransitive

Error 3: Time as Object
❌ "Kumar yesterday came" - yesterday is not object (time)
✓ This is intransitive

Error 4: Missing Indirect Object
❌ "Kumar to Meena gave" - incomplete
✓ "Kumar to Meena book gave" - transitive

3 TNPSC Strategies:

Strategy 1: Direct Identification (50%) - Ask "What?" question - 15-20 seconds
Strategy 2: Sentence Selection (30%) - Test each sentence - 30-40 seconds
Strategy 3: Difference Finding (20%) - Compare intransitive-transitive - 20-30 seconds

Memory Shortcut:

"W - O - T" = What - Object - Transitive
What question has answer? → Object exists? → Transitive conclude

Simple Identification:
Has object = Transitive
No object = Intransitive

Before Exam 5 Tips:

1. Practice "What?" question 20 times
2. Memorize 30 transitive sentences
3. Learn intransitive-transitive difference well
4. Know object suffix identification
5. Practice 10 model questions in 3 minutes

During Exam 5 Steps:

1. Read sentence twice
2. Find verb
3. Ask "What?"
4. Check if answer exists
5. Write type

Score Distribution:

TNPSC General Tamil: 2-3 questions | Each: 1 mark | Total: 2-3 marks

5 Additional Notes:

1. Transitive always needs object
2. No transitive without object
3. A verb can change based on context
4. "What?" question is key test
5. Notice both direct and indirect objects