Verbs Notes (LP)

Verbs
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Verb Definition:
"a word or group of words that expresses an action, event, or a state" (Action word)
Verbs According to What Action They Signify

I. Verbs Referring to Actions
• It involves the movement of the body
Examples: Walk, Run, Fly, Jog, etc.
II. Verbs Referring to Experiences or Feelings

• Something you can feel or experience
Keyword: Intangible
Examples: Love, Like, Hate, Kindness, Jealousy, etc.
III. Verbs Referring to a State or Condition

• Refer to situations or the state of being.
Keyword: How are you?
Examples: Will be, Become, Appear, Being, etc.
Verbs According to Function in a Sentence

I. Auxiliary Verbs or Helping Verbs
• Used to help another verb make sense
Keyword: make it sane
• When used, always have one more verb that acts as the main verb in a sentence
Examples: Am, Is, Are, Was, Have, Do, Will, etc.
II. Modal Verbs

• Used to denote possibility, probability, capability of something.
Keyword: Indecisive
Example: Can, Could, Would, May, Might, Ought to, etc.
III. Phrasal Verbs

• Formed by combining two or more parts of speech that performs that same function as a verb in a
sentence.
Keyword: Same thing man or kinda like a saying
Example: Go by, Lay off, Log in, Get off, Go all out, Taken aback (shock)
IV. Linking Verbs

• Used to link the subjects in a sentence to the other parts of the sentence so that it is meaningful
• Connects the subject to the object, an adjective and a prepositional phrase.
Example 1: Connecting Nouns to Other Nouns in a Sentence
Danny is my brother.
In the above example, the verb ‘is’ is used to connect the subject ‘Danny’ as the ‘brother’ of the speaker. In this
sentence, the words ‘Danny’ and ‘brother’ are used to refer to the same person.
Example 2: Connecting a Noun to a Prepositional Phrase in a Sentence
The children were in the park.
In Example 2, the verb ‘were’ is used to connect the subject ‘the children’ to the prepositional phrase ‘in the
park’.
Example 3: Connecting a Noun/Subject to an Adjective
Your presentation of the life cycle of the silkworm was excellent.
In the above example, the verb ‘was’ is used to link the subject ‘Your presentation of the life cycle of a
silkworm’ to the adjective ‘excellent’.
Example 4: Connecting the Subject/Noun to the Predicate using Seem/Become
This book on a treasure hunt seems interesting.
In this sentence, the subject ‘This book on a treasure hunt’ is connected to the adjective ‘interesting’ with the
linking verb ‘seem’.
Categories of Verbs according to behavior

I. Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs
• A regular verb can be conjugated to show if the action takes place in the past or if the action is taking
place continuously. A regular verb is a verb that follows a common pattern of conjugation. The past
tense of a regular verb is formed by adding an ‘ed’ or ‘d’ to the root verb and the past participle form
of the verb is the same as its past form
• An irregular verb is defined as “a verb that does not follow the usual rules of grammar. For
example, ‘eat’ is an irregular verb because its past tense is ‘ate’ and its past participle is ‘eaten’, not
‘eated’,”
Keyword: Regular verb has "ed" Irregular doesn't
II. Transitive Verbs and Intransitive Verbs

• A transitive verb is a type of verb that needs an object to make complete sense of the action being
performed by the subject.
• An intransitive verb is a verb that does not necessarily require an object to make sense of the action
being performed by the subject in a sentence or a context.
Transitive Verbs Intransitive Verbs

Require an object to make complete sense of the action Does not require an object to complete the sentence or
being referred to. make sense of the action being referred to.
Transitive verbs occur in sentences that follow the SVO, Intransitive verbs usually occur in sentences with the
SVIODO, SVOC, SVOA, ASVO patterns. pattern ASVC, SV, SVC, ASVA and so on.
A sentence that uses a transitive verb can be changed into A sentence that makes use of an intransitive verb cannot
a passive voice. be altered to form the passive voice.
Transitive verbs are followed by an indirect object or a Intransitive verbs are followed by either an adjunct or a
direct object. complement.
Examples of Transitive Verbs
Example 1: Example 2:
The dog / chased / the cat. The teacher gave me a new notebook.
(subject / verb / object) (subject / verb / indirect object / direct object)
The verb ‘chased’ in the above example is a transitive The verb ‘gave’ in the above example is a transitive verb
verb that demands an object. As you can see, the second that needs an object. In the second sentence, ‘The teacher
sentence, “The dog chased” does not seem complete. The gave’ sounds incomplete without the indirect object and
moment you say “The dog chased”, the people listening the direct object.
to you would definitely ask the question, “Chased
what?” That explains why ‘chased’ can be classified as a
transitive verb, and it follows the pattern SVO.
Examples of Intransitive Verbs
Example 1: Example 2:
The old man felt weak. The baby is sleeping.
(subject / verb / complement) (subject / verb)
The verb in the above sentence is ‘felt’, and it connects The verb in the above sentence is ‘is sleeping’ and does
the subject to the complement and does not require an not require an object to complete the sentence.
object.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024 6:45 PM

Verbs According to What Action They Signify

Examples: Walk, Run, Fly, Jog, etc.

II. Verbs Referring to Experiences or Feelings

Examples: Love, Like, Hate, Kindness, Jealousy, etc.

III. Verbs Referring to a State or Condition

Examples: Will be, Become, Appear, Being, etc.

Verbs According to Function in a Sentence

Examples: Am, Is, Are, Was, Have, Do, Will, etc.

II. Modal Verbs

Example: Can, Could, Would, May, Might, Ought to, etc.

III. Phrasal Verbs

IV. Linking Verbs

Example 1: Connecting Nouns to Other Nouns in a Sentence

Example 2: Connecting a Noun to a Prepositional Phrase in a Sentence

The children were in the park.

Example 3: Connecting a Noun/Subject to an Adjective

Your presentation of the life cycle of the silkworm was excellent.

This book on a treasure hunt seems interesting.

Categories of Verbs according to behavior

Keyword: Regular verb has "ed" Irregular doesn't

II. Transitive Verbs and Intransitive Verbs

Transitive Verbs Intransitive Verbs

Examples of Transitive Verbs

(subject / verb / object) (subject / verb / indirect object / direct object)

Examples of Intransitive Verbs

The old man felt weak. The baby is sleeping.

(subject / verb / complement) (subject / verb)

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