VERBS

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A verb is a word that expresses what someone or something does, what they are or what happens to them.

1.      ACTION VERB

v Expresses what someone or something does

v Classified into two groups :

ü Transitive : requires an object (O), and the object comes after the verb.

ü Intransitive : does not require an object. A sentence with an intransitive verb is complete without an object.

 

2.    NON ACTION VERB

v Do not express any action

v Used to refer to physical characteristics and conditions.

v Categorized into two groups :

ü be verbs : usually comes immediately after the subject in statements.

ü Linking verbs : used to link the subject of the sentence with a complement. The complement gives more information about the subject.

Expression feeling and thought	Expressing possession	Expressing sensory perception
appear believe know understand like	own owe have possess belong	feel hear look see smell

3.     AUXILIARY VERBS

v Support and give meaning to the main verbs.

v Functions of auxiliary verbs :

ü To express ability

ü To express possibility

ü To express permission

ü To express advice

ü To express necessity

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