English Grammar - Verbs

Question 1

What is a dynamic verb? Provide an example

Answer 1

• Physical actions

- “You PUNCHED him”

Question 2

What is a stative verb? Provide an example

Answer 2

• States/feelings

- “I WANT some chocolate”

Question 3

What is a transitive verb? Provide an example

Answer 3

• Needs an object after it

- “Alexa SENT a postcard from Iceland”

Question 4

What is an intransitive verb? Provide an example

Answer 4

• Can be used without an object

- “It RAINED”, “she FAINTED”

Question 5

What is a modal auxiliary verb? Provide an example

Answer 5

• Expressed necessity/possibility

- “You SHOULD pay more attention”

Question 6

What is an auxiliary verb? Provide an example

Answer 6

• A “helping” verb

- “I CAN send you it tomorrow”

Question 7

What is an epistemic modal auxiliary? Provide an example

Answer 7

• Shows possibility

- “I MAY go outside today”

Question 8

What is a deontic modal verb? Provide an example

Answer 8

• Shows certainty

- “I WILL go outside today”

Question 9

What is the progressive tense? Provide an example

Answer 9

• Form of “to be” + “-ing” verb

- “He WAS HITTING me”

Question 10

What is the perfective tense? Provide an example

Answer 10

• Completed action
• Has/had/have + past tense
• “He has hit me”

Question 11

What is the progressive-perfective tense? Provide an example

Answer 11

• Have/has/had + “been” + “-ing” ending
• “He HAD BEEN HITTING me”
• (Pluperfect in french)

Question 12

What are the verbs in this sentence? “We should play with legos at camp”

Answer 12

Should - Epistemic modal auxiliary

Play - Dynamic, transitive