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An intransitive verb is a verb that denotes an action which does not pass over to an object or which expresses a state or being
He ran a long distance.
According to me here run is a transitive verb because it has its object a long distance. But in my grammar book it is said to be intransitive. I am confused over this.
Notice that run can be both transitive and intransitive with the same meaning.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary
run [ I or T ]
(of people and some animals) to move along, faster than walking, by taking quick steps in which each foot is lifted before the next foot touches the ground
[I or T] meaning [Intransitive or Transitive]
When can check another source to gather additional information.
According to the Oxford Learners Dictionary
run [transitive]
run something to travel a particular distance by running
Who was the first person to run a mile in under four minutes?
