Hyphenation of “ditransitive”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for ditransitive is di-tran-si-tive, with 3 possible break points in this result.
What does “ditransitive” mean?
ditransitive: (of a verb) taking two objects, for example give as in I gave her the book.
(of a verb) taking two objects, for example give as in I gave her the book.
Example: “Consider the case of the ditransitive construction, exemplified by I gave the child a present.”
How “ditransitive” is split
For US English, the hyphenation result is di-tran-si-tive. This gives 3 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns ditrans-it-ive.
Questions about “ditransitive”
How do you hyphenate “ditransitive”?
In the US-English result used here, ditransitive is hyphenated as di-tran-si-tive.
Where can “ditransitive” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 3 possible break points.
What does “ditransitive” mean?
(of a verb) taking two objects, for example give as in I gave her the book.
Can you use “ditransitive” in a sentence?
“Consider the case of the ditransitive construction, exemplified by I gave the child a present.”