transitive and intransitive verbs

Question

Is it plausible to mainly take account of the image of action that a certain verb gives rather than the usage (transitive or intransitive) of verb when I construct a sentence? Of Course,I'm asking that except for the verbs like be, become and etc.

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In a similar vein, now I ask a detail question. the phrase "lead to" is used like this.

the situation A leads to a dangerous situation.

but can I use "lead" and "to" like this?

the president leads the situation A to a dangerous situation.

is it wrong?? answer me please.

Why do you think you are wrong? And at the same time why does it have to be right? Please include in your question the homework/research you have done for it. — Man_From_India, Jun 13 '16 at 5:34
I don't think so. As a learner, my experience shows that learning a language must be done gradually, consistently and properly. You must know which verb is transitive and which one is not and which one is both. — Cardinal, Jun 13 '16 at 6:14
but when you look into dictionary too many Verbs have both transitive and intransitive usage with similar meaning. I couldn't feel any need to memorize the words' characteristic(transitive or intransitive), as i said above, except for some famous ones like be, become, discuss, marry and etc. — JBL, Jun 13 '16 at 6:16
The state of "being famous" is relative! It depends on how much you use words. For example, If you have to write a book, thesis, etc, then you will need to use a wide range of different verbs with similar meanings. by the way, there are too many, you are right, but we have too much time! — Cardinal, Jun 13 '16 at 7:07

Tᴚoɯɐuo · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-13 11:39:03Z

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Your sentence is close to idiomatic. You simply need the progressive/continuous rather than the simple present.

Failing to clean a cut can lead to infection.

You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink.

The mayor is leading the city to apocalypse and ruin with this new tax on soda pop.

answered Jun 13 '16 at 11:39

Tᴚoɯɐuo

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