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[Smee]

Dear teachers,
The other day I was corrected by my teacher who says that "become" is an intransitive verb which doesn't take any object and, therefore, my sentence:"Those days, along with their gorgeous details, became my life." was grammatically wrong. I have the sense that my teacher's correction is arguable. What do you think about this?
Regards.

[river1974]

I have consulted the dictionary and found that "become" can be a transitive verb or an intransitive one. In your case, "Those days, along with their gorgeous details, become my life.", "become" is used as a transitive verb. In this regard, the meaning of "become" is pretty much the same as "suit", "fit" or "befit." Therefore, it is a little strange to put "become" in your sentence. Maybe it is better to replace "become" with "constitute" in your sentence, which is rewritten as "Those days, along with their gorgeous details, constituted my life." It's just my opinion, and I don't know if it is right.

[ruth1e]

I agree that grammatically it is confusing....but in conversation, this sentance would be correct.....
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