This is a grammar question regarding the verb, CONSERVE. Webster’s dictionary says it is a transitive verb, and I have always heard it used in the transitive sense, for example,
I have a grammar question. I have been told that if a sentence ends with a word or phrase in quotations, the punctuation should always be placed inside the quotes. Is this true
August 15, 2017Your management team has been retained by a senior manager who is concerned about the effectiveness of
August 15, 2017This is a grammar question regarding the verb, CONSERVE. Webster’s dictionary says it is a transitive verb, and I have always heard it used in the transitive sense, for example,
This is a grammar question regarding the verb, CONSERVE. Webster’s dictionary says it is a transitive verb, and I have always heard it used in the transitive sense, for example,
I conserve fuel.â€
But, I have just heard a laboratory researcher use it in the intransitive sense:
In light of the evolutionary process, the organ system in the fruit fly, like the organ system in the human, is conserved throughout evolution.â€
Is Webster’s dictionary incorrect? Should the dictionary list CONSERVE as both transitive and intransitive?
