Aspects of the Verb: The duration of the action depends upon the presence or absence of an object.

Age
6-9.

Presentation

 * 1) The directress writes several commands of which some are transitive and some are intransitive.
 * 2) These are distributed to the children and they begin executing the commands at the same time.
 * 3) It is observed that some children have finished their actions, i.e. write a word, open the door, while others have not finished because no one has told them to stop, i.e. walk, hop.

Purpose
Direct Aim:


 * Point of consciousness: An action without an object may last forever. An action with an object has a specific point of completion.

Indirect Aim:


 * Comprehension of transitive and intransitive verbs; concept of infinitive.