Verbs

Verbs:

• Verbs are words that express action or state of being, and they are an essential part of a complete sentence.

• There are two categries of verbs: action verbs and inking verbs.

Action Verb:Action verbs are words that express action

Eg. The girl smells the flower.

Transitive Verb

A transitive verb is an action verb that needs a direct object to complete its meaning.

Eg. The girl licked her fingers.

Intransitive VerbAn intransitive verb is an action verb that is not followed with a direct object.

Eg. The boy walks.

Linking Verb

Linking

BeingLink the subject to an adjective or another noun.

Eg. The flower smells lovely.

This shows a state of being.

Eg. She is happy.

Difference between Action and Linking.

One shows action and the other does not.

An action verb show Action, and a linking verb does not.

Identifying Linking verbs

A linking verb does not show action instead they connect the subject to additional information about the subject.

Eg. Mary is a shopaholic. (‘Is’ isn’t something marry can do. ‘Is’ connects the subject to additional information about Mary.)

Identifying Action Verbs

When Identifying an action verb you ask:

What's happening? or What's being done?

Eg. Sally runs fast. (What’s happening? Sally runs. So ‘runs’ will be your action verb.)

Auxiliary Verbs

An auxiliary verb is a verb which makes a present participle a verb.

E.g.. The girls are running in the race.

Modal VerbsA modal is a type of an auxiliary verb. A modal can show mood or tense. You can start the sentence as a question. You can turn a sentence around. (split the verb)

Eg. • He can run. Is the original sentence.• ‘Can he run?’ Is the same sentence, but now

is asked as a question

Note: A modal never has a ‘s’.

Auxiliary Verb

Modal VerbAuxiliary Verb

Helps a present participle

Is a type of auxiliary verb.

Note: There is not much of a difference between an auxiliary verb and a modal verb. A modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb

Present Particple A present particple is a word ending in ‘ing’. It can be used as a verb if an auxiliary comes before it.

Eg. They are painting