Asked by Nick

Miss, give me that cake. In this sentence, is the subject "you" since it is imperative, or is the subject Miss. If you think of the sentence like this: (You) give me the cake, miss, it seems like it would be intransitive with an active verb. Is that right?
Answered by Writeacher
The subject is "you" (understood), yes.

"Miss" is a noun of direct address.

The verb is "give" -- and it has a direct object, "cake."
Transitive? or intransitive?
Answered by Nick
transitive :)
Answered by Writeacher
Right!
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yes. The subject is the understood "you."

"Give" is a transitive verb because it has a direct object, "cake." It also has an indirect object, "me."

Intransitive verbs do not have objects.

The base word of "transitive," is <i>trans-</i>, a Latin word meaning "across." A transitive verb carries the action across from the subject to the object.
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