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Verbs Flashcards

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What is a verb

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A doing or being word and states (seems, is)

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Lexical verb

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The main verb which carries the main meaning

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Auxiliary verb

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Placed infront of lexical verb as a helper eg i HAVE sent it to alan

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Transitive verb

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Verbs Followed by a direct object the dog BIT the postman

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Intransitive verbs

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Cannot take a direct object eg the dog barked

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