What Is a Verb? (With Example)
What Is a Verb? (With
Example)
What is a verb? Songs, poems and language teachers throughout
history have attempted to explain verbs to us. A verb is an action word, Luv Is a Verb, Everything’s a Verb, where does it end?
The concept of verbs is sort of a tricky one to grasp, and then once you do,
verbs only get more confusing. But let’s just start with the basics and go from
there, shall we?
What
are verbs?
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being.
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express a physical action, a mental action, or a state of being.
Verbs Express Actions
Verbs are doing words. A verb can express:
·
A physical action (e.g., to
swim, to write, to climb).
·
A mental action (e.g., to
think, to guess, to consider).
·
A state of being (e.g., to
be, to exist, to appear).
The verbs which express a state of being are the ones which
take a little practice to spot, but, actually, they are the most common. The
most common verb is the verb to
be. That's the one which goes:
What Is aVerb? (With Example)
Types ofverb (With example)
Transitive verbs
Finite verb
Non-finite verb
Linking verbs
REGULAR VERBS
IRREGULAR VERBS
Causative verbs
Stative verbs and dynamic verbs
OVERALLSPECIAL VERBS
Phrasal verbs
VERB +TO-INFINITIVE OR BARE INFINITIVE
VERB +TO-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
VERB +OBJECT + TO-INFINITIVE OR GERUND
Verbs + WH-CLAUSE (With Example)
HAVE/GET ANDWANT SOMETHING DONE
VERBS + TWOOBJECTS ( With Example)
MOOD (With Example)
Phrasal verbswith a verb + preposition
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB + AN ADVERB
DISTINGUISHING PHRASAL VERB
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB + AN ADVERB OR A PREPOSITION
PHRASALVERBS WITH A VERB +AN ADVERB + A PREPOSITION
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