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Can all verbs be used with Subject + predicate (only verb)?

Can all verbs be used with Subject + predicate (only verb)?

Can all verbs be used with Subject + predicate (only verb)?

For example: 1. He lives. 2. He resides. 3. He lasts. 4. He stands. 5. I read.

If I say:

A: In this building, What does he do? He lives here or anything else?

B: He lives.

Doesn't it make any sense?

There is a link about this topic. https://www.quora.com/Is-He-goes-a-sentence-or-not-in-English



Top Answer/Comment:

No - because some verbs are transitive and require an object. Sometimes an object can be implied, but other transitive verbs are obligatorily transitive, for example you could never say "I resemble".

Of intransitive verbs, the answer would be probably - but only in the correct context. Using your first example of "he lives", my first question would be "he lives where??". It could be a slightly unusual way to say "he is alive", but again, why would you say that? Was there any doubt that "he" was alive? The context would have to be there for it to make sense.

There are some verbs which are technically intransitive but their very nature demands more information. For example, lurk is listed as intransitive in Websters dictionary, but if you said "he lurks" that would make no sense without saying where he lurked. Logic is as important as grammar if you want to make sense - grammar is really just about construction, and there are sentences which are grammatical but still make no sense.

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