Verbs

Question 1

Define a verb

Answer 1

A word which describes an action

Question 2

Define a finite verb

Answer 2

Tells us what the subject does or feels.
What the subject does to the object.
And when the action happened
It is needed to make a sentence make sense.

Question 3

Give the characteristics of a complete sentence with a finite verb

Answer 3

Most have a subject
Myst make sense
Must have a tense
Sometimes we need an auxiliary verb to help the verb make sense

Question 4

Define non-finite verbs

Answer 4

Does not make sense in sentence.

An infinitive needs a finite verb to come before it in order for the sentence to make sense.

Question 5

What are the characteristics of finite verbs

Answer 5

Has no tense. We need to add a tense to make it a finite verb.
Present participle and past participle
Auxiliary

Question 6

Define transitive verbs

Answer 6

Verbs followed by an object

Question 7

Define intransitive verbs

Answer 7

Verbs not followed by an object

Question 8

What is concord

Answer 8

Subject- verb agreement.
The subject and verb have to correspond.
A singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb