Verbs

Question 1

What is infinitive verb?

Answer 1

Base form of the verb (to run)

Question 2

What is main verb?

Answer 2

Main action/meaning (running)

Question 3

What is auxiliary verb?

Answer 3

Helping verb (before the main verb) (I MUST HAVE BEEN thinking about something else)

Question 4

What is primary auxiliary verb?

Answer 4

‘Be’ ‘have’ ‘do’

Question 5

What is modal auxiliary verb?

Answer 5

“Can” “will” “shall” “may” “must” “could” “would” “should” “might”- changes the tone

Question 6

What is epistemic modality?

Answer 6

Expresses possibility (raising verbs) giving the idea you could

Question 7

What is deotic modality?

Answer 7

Expresses necessity/takes away the choice

Question 8

What is imperative verb?

Answer 8

Commanding verb

Question 9

What is emphatic verb?

Answer 9

“Do” +infinitive (do go away)

Question 10

What is mitigated verb?

Answer 10

Makes a command sound more polite (could you not do that?)

Question 11

What is a material verb?

Answer 11

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Question 12

What is a relational verb?

Answer 12

to describe a relationship between objects

Question 13

What is a mental verb?

Answer 13

anythiing that relates to the mind
(know, think, understand, hope, decide)

Question 14

What is a verbal verb?

Answer 14

word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech
(to swim, to read)

Question 15

What is a transitive verb?

Answer 15

requires an object to recieve an action
(she gives a gift)

Question 16

What is an intransitive verb?

Answer 16

does not need a direct object to complete its meaning
(ran, sleep, travel, die)

Question 17

What is a stative verb?

Answer 17

expressing state or condition rather than action
(agree, believe, doubt, suspect)

Question 18

What is a dynamic verb?

Answer 18

shows continued/ progressive action on the part of the subject
(i am going)