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Verb & Types
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Verb
Verbs have traditionally been defined as; words that show action
or state of being in a sentence.
A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action or
a state of being or condition.
A verb is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject
performs.
A word that shows an action state or an event. Verb is an essential
part of a sentence.
Verbs are the hearts of English sentences
Examples
* He walks in the morning. (A usual action)
* Ali is going to school. (A condition of action)
* Albert does not like to walk. (A negative action)
*Anna is a good girl. (A state of being)
Basic Forms of Verbs
There are six basic forms of verbs. These forms are as
follows:
Base form: Children play in the field.
Infinitive: Tell them not to play
Past tense: They played football yesterday.
Past participle: I have eaten a burger.
Present participle: I saw them playing with him today.
Gerund: Swimming is the best exercise.
Types of Verb
There are seven types of verb:
Model Verb
Finite Verb
Non-Finite Verb
Transitive Verb
Double Transitive Verb
Intransitive Verb
Linking Verb
Modal Verb
A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is
used to express: ability, possibility, permission or
obligation.
Modal phrases (or semi-modals) are used to express
the same things as modals, but are a combination of
auxiliary verbs and the preposition to.
Modal phrases (or semi-modals) are used to express
the same things as modals, but are a combination of
auxiliary verbs and the preposition to.
Modal Verbs are Helping Verbs
Modal verbs list Since modal verbs are helping
verbs, they are always a part of a verb phrase.
They do not stand alone as individual verbs.
Modal helping verbs are still helping verbs, so
they must be used in a verb phrase (helping
verb plus main verb) in order to be
grammatically correct.
Example of Modal Verbs in Use:
•Ali can swim. •“Can” is the modal verb in the
verb phrase “can swim.”
•Hina could sing if she tried. •“Could” is the
modal verb in the verb phrase “could sing.”
•You must attend our wedding. •“Must” is a
modal verb; “must attend” is the verb phrase.
Finite Verb
A finite verb is a verb that has a finite or limited agreement
with a subject.
4. Finite verbs usually follow their subjects: He coughs. The
documents had compromised him. They will have gone
There are three defined parameters on which this
limitation is fixed.
Tense
Person
Number
Example
The man runs to the store to get a gallon
of milk.
"Runs" is a finite verb because it agrees
with the subject (man) and because it
marks the tense (present tense).
Apple is of red color
finite verb
apples are of red color
Non-Finite Verb
Non-finite verbs do not have any agreement to the
subject.
It does not change as per tense, person or number of
subject in a sentence.
They do not perform any action in sentence.
The man runs to the store.
Advertisement Nonfinite verbs take three different
forms—the infinitive, the participle, or the gerund.
Example
I found his office at a walking distance
( in this sentence subject is singular farm and sentence is past
form )
Ali will find his office at a walking distance
(in this sentence subject is in singular form and sentence is in
future farm )
And does not function as main verb in sentence
Finite vs. Nonfinite Verbs
The main difference between finite verbs and
nonfinite verbs is that the former can act as the
root of an independent clause, or a full
sentence, while the latter cannot
Transitive Verb
A transitive verb is a verb that can take a direct object.
In other words, the action of a transitive verb is done to
someone or something. Most verbs are transitive
Example:
1. I teach English.
(In this sentence teach is verb and English is object.)
2. I am eating apple.
(In this sentence eating is verb and apple is object)
More about Transitive Verbs
A transitive verb gets its name from the idea that the
action must transition through it to an object in order
to complete the meaning.
Only transitive verbs can have a passive form.
Example
The tart was smashed.
(This is fine. A transitive verb can have a passive
form.)
Double Transitive Verb
Transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect
object
Example:
1. Ali gave me a car.
(In this sentence gave is verb and me is indirect object and car
is direct object.)
2. I taught English to 9th class.
Intransitive Verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not take a direct
object
It is not done to someone or something.
It only involves the subject.
The opposite of an intransitive verb is a transitive
verb.
A transitive verb can have a direct object.
Example
He laughed.
(Laughed is an intransitive verb. It has no direct object.
You cannot laugh something.)
He told a joke.
(Told is a transitive verb. The direct object is a joke.
You can tell something)
example, you can tell a story, a lie, a joke, etc.
Linking Verb
The main verbs are called linking verbs. Linking verb
links subject to a subject complement that identifies or
describes the subject.
Example:
1. The bowl is on the table.
2. The lion is in the cage.
What Are Linking Verbs?
Linking verbs are described asthey provide the connection
between the subject of a sentence
This type of verb:
Shows a relationship between the subject and the sentence
complement, the part of the sentence following the verb
Connects or links the subject with more information —
words that further identify or describe the subject
