3.22 transitive verbs of position and movement

Note that some verbs of movement and position are transitive, not intransitive; they are followed by noun groups referring to places instead of by adjuncts. This is because the verbs themselves indicate that you are talking about movement or position of a particular kind. For example, 'enter' implies movement 'into' a place and 'occupy' implies position 'in' a place.

Here is a list of transitive verbs of movement:

Here is a list of transitive verbs of position:

Some verbs of movement can be followed either by a noun group or by a prepositional phrase. See paragraph 3.59.