A particular problem that confronts the English-speaking student of Russian is the morphological or lexical distinction which Russian makes more widely and clearly than English between transitive and
intransitive verbs. Many English verbs which may function as either transitive or intransitive forms (e.g. to improve, to hang) must be rendered in different ways in Russian depending on whether or not they have a direct object. The student needs to be aware of two types of distinction.
intransitive verbs. Many English verbs which may function as either transitive or intransitive forms (e.g. to improve, to hang) must be rendered in different ways in Russian depending on whether or not they have a direct object. The student needs to be aware of two types of distinction.
