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Using “wallow” verb with object

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I see that wallow is an intransitive verb so it means that it should not be followed by an object.

But if I use wallow as:

Since that kid didn't get the ice-cream so she started wallowing on the road.

Is this sentence grammatically incorrect because now I am using it like a transitive verb?

grammar transitivity

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  You usually wallow around in something soft (water, mud), meaning flail your arms and legs, often trying (but failing) to move / make progress. I can't say your usage is "wrong", but it's a little unlikely (especially without around). I suspect thrashing about might be better for your context, especially given that wallowing around is something we say about pigs in their muddy / pig-shitty sties - with the strong implication that pigs really like doing this (mud-wallowing).
  
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  ...but your example is no more "transitive" that He was crying [in the road, in his bedroom, wherever]. Of course, to cry can be transitive in Cry me a river or maybe even I cried buckets, but I can't easily see how to do that with to wallow.
  
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  @pjj Wallow does not take an object there. The road is the object of the preposition on, not of the verb.
  
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  @StoneyB Thank you. Your comment is really really helpful. 3 questions/point - (1.) so does it make my sentence grammatically correct (2.) lets say it it is incorrect, but suppose I had "accidentally" used in an English essay writing exam (lets say ILETS or toefl) then would it be considered as grammatically incorrect or it is too trivial to be notice? (3.) Could you please recommend some online resources to me where I can learn these concepts, how do I understand that "the road" was object of preposition "on", to me it looked like "on the road" was object.. please recommend...
  
  – pjj
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  @StoneyB I am not a native English user so please don't mind my ignorance towards English grammar...
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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2

1

I see that wallow is an intransitive verb so it means that it should not be followed by an object.

But if I use wallow as:

Since that kid didn't get the ice-cream so she started wallowing on the road.

Is this sentence grammatically incorrect because now I am using it like a transitive verb?

grammar transitivity

share|improve this question

edited 2 hours ago

Lucian Sava

9,125113175

asked 3 hours ago

pjjpjj

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You usually wallow around in something soft (water, mud), meaning flail your arms and legs, often trying (but failing) to move / make progress. I can't say your usage is "wrong", but it's a little unlikely (especially without around). I suspect thrashing about might be better for your context, especially given that wallowing around is something we say about pigs in their muddy / pig-shitty sties - with the strong implication that pigs really like doing this (mud-wallowing).
  
  – FumbleFingers
  2 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  ...but your example is no more "transitive" that He was crying [in the road, in his bedroom, wherever]. Of course, to cry can be transitive in Cry me a river or maybe even I cried buckets, but I can't easily see how to do that with to wallow.
  
  – FumbleFingers
  2 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @pjj Wallow does not take an object there. The road is the object of the preposition on, not of the verb.
  
  – StoneyB
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @StoneyB Thank you. Your comment is really really helpful. 3 questions/point - (1.) so does it make my sentence grammatically correct (2.) lets say it it is incorrect, but suppose I had "accidentally" used in an English essay writing exam (lets say ILETS or toefl) then would it be considered as grammatically incorrect or it is too trivial to be notice? (3.) Could you please recommend some online resources to me where I can learn these concepts, how do I understand that "the road" was object of preposition "on", to me it looked like "on the road" was object.. please recommend...
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @StoneyB I am not a native English user so please don't mind my ignorance towards English grammar...
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I see that wallow is an intransitive verb so it means that it should not be followed by an object.

But if I use wallow as:

Since that kid didn't get the ice-cream so she started wallowing on the road.

Is this sentence grammatically incorrect because now I am using it like a transitive verb?

grammar transitivity

share|improve this question

edited 2 hours ago

Lucian Sava

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pjjpjj

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edited 2 hours ago

Lucian Sava

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To physically wallow in something is to partly sink the body into something: water, mud, sand, dirt, etc. Figuratively one can wallow in an emotion such as self-pity, or in luxury, comfort, etc. There is a strong implication, for humans, of laziness (good or bad). Wallowing on a road does not make sense, because we do not use 'on' after 'wallow'.

Wallow

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  Ok. Suppose I use in an English essay writing exam (lets say ILETS or toefl) then would be considered as grammatically incorrect or it is too trivial to be notice?
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And one more question - the way I have used wallow in the example in my question, that particular usage is showing after "wallow" an object is there, right?
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, I want to understand how to check whether verb is used transitively or intransitively.. basically understanding whether verb has object or not... I am not a native English user so please don't mind my ignorance towards English grammar... If you could recommend some good online learning resources then it would be helpful...
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  @pjj - wallow 'on' is never right. When you wallow you sink into something.
  
  – Michael Harvey
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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You are not making it transitive. There is simply a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial of location. There is no object for wallow, you're just saying where they are wallowing.

However, one does not wallow on anything. You wallow in things, either literally (mud, water, or even champagne) or metaphorically (emotions like self-doubt, guilt, or angst, for instance, or champagne - that one is more usually metaphorical than literal). It actually comes from how some animals live, keeping themselves partly submerged for much of the time, like pigs or hippos.

You could wallow on something as long as you were also wallowing in something, where the on might give an idea of broader location - so if we ever have pigs on the moon, we might say "the pigs wallowed in mud on the moon".

---

In case you are wandering about the "wallowing in champagne" thing, that could happen literally - if someone had enough money and wanted to do it, they could fill a large, shallow container with champagne and frolic in it. However, it is used metaphorically just to indicate flagrant and wasteful luxury. Not to suggest that people have a paddling pool full of champagne.

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To physically wallow in something is to partly sink the body into something: water, mud, sand, dirt, etc. Figuratively one can wallow in an emotion such as self-pity, or in luxury, comfort, etc. There is a strong implication, for humans, of laziness (good or bad). Wallowing on a road does not make sense, because we do not use 'on' after 'wallow'.

Wallow

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edited 55 mins ago

answered 2 hours ago

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ok. Suppose I use in an English essay writing exam (lets say ILETS or toefl) then would be considered as grammatically incorrect or it is too trivial to be notice?
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And one more question - the way I have used wallow in the example in my question, that particular usage is showing after "wallow" an object is there, right?
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, I want to understand how to check whether verb is used transitively or intransitively.. basically understanding whether verb has object or not... I am not a native English user so please don't mind my ignorance towards English grammar... If you could recommend some good online learning resources then it would be helpful...
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @pjj - wallow 'on' is never right. When you wallow you sink into something.
  
  – Michael Harvey
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

4

To physically wallow in something is to partly sink the body into something: water, mud, sand, dirt, etc. Figuratively one can wallow in an emotion such as self-pity, or in luxury, comfort, etc. There is a strong implication, for humans, of laziness (good or bad). Wallowing on a road does not make sense, because we do not use 'on' after 'wallow'.

Wallow

share|improve this answer

edited 55 mins ago

answered 2 hours ago

Michael HarveyMichael Harvey

16.5k11836

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ok. Suppose I use in an English essay writing exam (lets say ILETS or toefl) then would be considered as grammatically incorrect or it is too trivial to be notice?
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And one more question - the way I have used wallow in the example in my question, that particular usage is showing after "wallow" an object is there, right?
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes, I want to understand how to check whether verb is used transitively or intransitively.. basically understanding whether verb has object or not... I am not a native English user so please don't mind my ignorance towards English grammar... If you could recommend some good online learning resources then it would be helpful...
  
  – pjj
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @pjj - wallow 'on' is never right. When you wallow you sink into something.
  
  – Michael Harvey
  2 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

To physically wallow in something is to partly sink the body into something: water, mud, sand, dirt, etc. Figuratively one can wallow in an emotion such as self-pity, or in luxury, comfort, etc. There is a strong implication, for humans, of laziness (good or bad). Wallowing on a road does not make sense, because we do not use 'on' after 'wallow'.

Wallow

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edited 55 mins ago

answered 2 hours ago

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edited 55 mins ago

answered 2 hours ago

Michael HarveyMichael Harvey

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answered 2 hours ago

Michael HarveyMichael Harvey

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answered 2 hours ago

Michael HarveyMichael Harvey

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You are not making it transitive. There is simply a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial of location. There is no object for wallow, you're just saying where they are wallowing.

However, one does not wallow on anything. You wallow in things, either literally (mud, water, or even champagne) or metaphorically (emotions like self-doubt, guilt, or angst, for instance, or champagne - that one is more usually metaphorical than literal). It actually comes from how some animals live, keeping themselves partly submerged for much of the time, like pigs or hippos.

You could wallow on something as long as you were also wallowing in something, where the on might give an idea of broader location - so if we ever have pigs on the moon, we might say "the pigs wallowed in mud on the moon".

---

In case you are wandering about the "wallowing in champagne" thing, that could happen literally - if someone had enough money and wanted to do it, they could fill a large, shallow container with champagne and frolic in it. However, it is used metaphorically just to indicate flagrant and wasteful luxury. Not to suggest that people have a paddling pool full of champagne.

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answered 30 mins ago

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3

You are not making it transitive. There is simply a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial of location. There is no object for wallow, you're just saying where they are wallowing.

However, one does not wallow on anything. You wallow in things, either literally (mud, water, or even champagne) or metaphorically (emotions like self-doubt, guilt, or angst, for instance, or champagne - that one is more usually metaphorical than literal). It actually comes from how some animals live, keeping themselves partly submerged for much of the time, like pigs or hippos.

You could wallow on something as long as you were also wallowing in something, where the on might give an idea of broader location - so if we ever have pigs on the moon, we might say "the pigs wallowed in mud on the moon".

---

In case you are wandering about the "wallowing in champagne" thing, that could happen literally - if someone had enough money and wanted to do it, they could fill a large, shallow container with champagne and frolic in it. However, it is used metaphorically just to indicate flagrant and wasteful luxury. Not to suggest that people have a paddling pool full of champagne.

share|improve this answer

answered 30 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

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add a comment | 

You are not making it transitive. There is simply a prepositional phrase acting as an adverbial of location. There is no object for wallow, you're just saying where they are wallowing.

However, one does not wallow on anything. You wallow in things, either literally (mud, water, or even champagne) or metaphorically (emotions like self-doubt, guilt, or angst, for instance, or champagne - that one is more usually metaphorical than literal). It actually comes from how some animals live, keeping themselves partly submerged for much of the time, like pigs or hippos.

You could wallow on something as long as you were also wallowing in something, where the on might give an idea of broader location - so if we ever have pigs on the moon, we might say "the pigs wallowed in mud on the moon".

---

In case you are wandering about the "wallowing in champagne" thing, that could happen literally - if someone had enough money and wanted to do it, they could fill a large, shallow container with champagne and frolic in it. However, it is used metaphorically just to indicate flagrant and wasteful luxury. Not to suggest that people have a paddling pool full of champagne.

share|improve this answer

answered 30 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

11.3k1541

share|improve this answer

answered 30 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

11.3k1541

answered 30 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

11.3k1541

answered 30 mins ago

SamBCSamBC

11.3k1541