Types of Verb
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- Created on: 31-03-16 13:09
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- Verbs
- a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen
- Transitive
- A transitive verb always has a noun that receives the action of the verb
- Laurissa [rises] slowly from her seat
- A transitive verb always has a noun that receives the action of the verb
- Intransitive
- An intransitive verb never has a direct or indirect object. Although an intransitive verb may be followed
by an adverb or adverbial phrase, there is no object to receive its action
- Laurissa [raises] her hand
- An intransitive verb never has a direct or indirect object. Although an intransitive verb may be followed
by an adverb or adverbial phrase, there is no object to receive its action
- Linking
- A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the
subject. This noun or adjective is called the subject complement
- Jason [became] a business major
- A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the
subject. This noun or adjective is called the subject complement
- Auxiliary
- They are needed to form many of the tenses. The most used auxiliary verbs are the verbs to be, to do and to have
- [Do] you like German food? A new road [is being] built
- They are needed to form many of the tenses. The most used auxiliary verbs are the verbs to be, to do and to have
- Passive
- The object becomes the subject
- The flat tire was changed by Sue
- The object becomes the subject
- Active
- The subject is actively doing something
- Sue changed the flat tire
- The subject is actively doing something
- Deontic
- Obligation
- Must, will
- Obligation
- Epistemic
- Possibility
- Could, should, may, might
- Possibility
- Stative
- Not physical actions; states of being
- Love, hate, wish, think
- Not physical actions; states of being
- Dynamic
- Physical action
- run, jump, fly
- Physical action
- Infinitive
- Starts with to
- To see, to laugh
- Starts with to
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