Using transitive and intransitive verbs

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Ergative verbs related to food preparation

Some ergative verbs can be classified under the area of food preparation:

Some vegetables freeze well, and others don't. (Cookery Book)

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius, and freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
(Science Book)

The following verbs are related to food preparation:

    bake     boil     cook    defrost
    freeze     fry     melt    roast
    simmer     thicken

04conten.gif (549 bytes) Introduction
04conten.gif (549 bytes) A definition of ergative verbs
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Reasons for using ergative verbs
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Areas of meaning with ergative verbs
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Ergative verbs related to starting and stopping
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Ergative verbs related to increasing and decreasing
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Ergative verbs related to physical damage
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04conten.gif (549 bytes) Ergative verbs related to household cleaning
04conten.gif (549 bytes) Ergative verbs related to movement in general