A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
El grupo ambientalista afirma que el plan del gobierno de canalizar por tuberías agua para retirarla de la cuenca fluvial agotará el sistema fluvial.The environmentalist group claims the government plan to pipe water out of the river basin will deplete the river system.
