3-Verbs

Question 1

Types of verbs

Answer 1

the two class types of verbs—finite and non-finite—and learn about the subcategories of verbs, such as linking and auxiliary verbs. Verbs are the backbone of a sentence, so understanding the different functions of verbs will greatly enhance your ability to write powerful sentences.

Question 2

Verbs as the heart-throb of the sentence

Answer 2

1-Describe the state of being of the subject
2-Express an action
3-Describe an occurrence of the subject of the sentence

Question 3

FINITE verbs

Answer 3

1-Can be joined by LINKING verbs and HELPING verbs
2-Can be either TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE
3-Can indicate TENSE, mood or VOICE

Question 4

LINKING verbs (or copular)

Answer 4

1-Link a subject with a complement that describes or explains it
2-Include sensory verbs (like hear, smell, feel, etc) and verbs such as BE, APPEAR, SEEM, REMAIN and STAY

Question 5

linking verbs Examples

Answer 5

Example of first point linking with a complement, in ‘Agatha seems intrigued’, ‘seems’ is a verb linking the subject, ‘Agatha’, with her state of being, ‘intrigued’. Other examples include ‘we remain committed to our cause’ and ‘you appear to have arrived’.

Question 6

Examples of helping verbs

Answer 6

Helping, or auxiliary verbs assist in forming tenses when combined with a main verb. Parts of the verb ‘to be’, the verb ‘to do’, and the verb ‘to have’ are the primary auxiliary verbs. In the sentence, ‘I am getting used to the dragon’, ‘am’, a part of the verb ‘to be’, is a helping verb, as are ‘have’ and ‘do’ in the following sentences.

Question 7

Definition of Linking MODAL verbs

Answer 7

Modal auxiliary verbs, or simply modal verbs, indicate modality. When combined with a base verb form they suggest a condition, need, likelihood or probability, requirement or obligation, ability, or permission.

Question 8

Examples of use (MODAL verbs)

Answer 8

For example, in the sentence ‘you should read this book next’, ‘should’ is a modal auxiliary verb. It combines with ‘read’, the main verb, and indicates a suggestion or obligation. Other: they MUST leave.
CAN I come in?

Question 9

Some modal verbs

Answer 9

Such verbs include can, could, ought, should, may, might, must, will and would

Question 10

Transitive VERBS

Answer 10

Transitive verbs are verbs that express an action carried out on one or more objects. While they require a direct object to complete their meaning, they can also relate to an
indirect object.

Question 11

Examples of using transitive verbs

Answer 11

Consider the sentence ‘I made a cake.’
‘Made’ is a transitive verb because it takes on the direct object cake. In ‘I
wrote the Queen a letter’, ‘wrote’ is a transitive verb,
‘letter’ is the direct
object, and ‘Queen’ is an indirect object.

Question 12

INTRANSITIVE verbs

Answer 12

• Do not require an object to complete their meaning.

- They are complete in themselves.

Question 13

Examples of use (intransitive verbs)

Answer 13

Ice melts in the sun.

My dog lay down on the floor.

Question 14

Verb phrase

Answer 14

Is a compound verb.

Is a main verb plus helping verbs.

Question 15

Examples of verb phrases

Answer 15

I can read.
The film has started.
I have been here.

Question 16

Phrasal verb

Answer 16

• A two or three-word verb.
• Consist of a main verb and preposition that is integral to the meaning of the verb.
• DO NOT USE A HYPHEN IN A PHRASAL VERB.

Question 17

examples of phrasal verbs

Answer 17

Let’s turn on the light.
I’ll climb up that tree.
Other examples include ADD UP, CALL IN, CALL UP, CALL OFF, CALL ON, COME UP, COME UP TO and COME UP AGAINST.

Question 18

NON-FINITE VERBS

Answer 18

Also known as verbals.
Comprise infinitives, participles and gerunds.
Unlike finite verbs, they can’t complete an
independent clause nor
does their form change.

Question 19

PARTICIPLE

Answer 19

Can be present or past tense.
Added to a helping verb to make a verb phrase.
The present participle always ends in ‘-ing’,.

Question 20

Examples of PRESENT participle

Answer 20

‘I am riding north
tonight’. In this example, ‘am’ is the helping verb and ‘riding’ is the present participle.
We are going to the movies tomorrow.

Question 21

Past PARTICIPLE

Answer 21

The past participle ends in ‘-d’ or ‘-ed’ most of the time, but can have an irregular
ending, such as ‘-t’. In the sentence ‘I have cooked dinner tonight’, cooked is the past participle. In ‘I have broken my curfew’, broken is the past participle, and, as you can see, has an irregular ending. The sentence ‘bored students need extra work to do’ is an example of how a past participle—in this case ‘bored’—can function as an adjective.

Question 22

GERUND

Answer 22

• Always end in ‘-ing’
• Always function as a noun
• Whether a verb is a present participle or a gerund depends on its function in a sentence. Some grammarians call both gerunds and participles ‘gerund-participles’.

Question 23

Examples of gerund

Answer 23

• Swimming can be therapeutic.

- Boris love dancing.

Question 24

INFINITIVE

Answer 24

Often comprised of the marker ‘to’ and the main part of the verb

Question 25

Examples of infinitive

Answer 25

I want to breed show ponies.
To boldly go.
To gradually disperse.

Question 26

Verbal phrase

Answer 26

Comprises a non-finite verb (a verbal) and the words modifying it.
when examined carefully, the substance did not seem to be harmful.