Verbs-D1

= II. Verbs =

1. What is a verb?
A. Definition: Verbs are words that express some form of action

B. Examples: (verbs are bold-faced)

a. We **went** to the beach.

b. I **threw** the baseball to him.

c. I **hit** the ball to the outfield.

d. I **shot** the bird off the tree.

e. The girl **bought** three shirts.

2. What is the //predicate//?
A. Definition: The predicate is the part of a sentence excluding the subject.

B. Examples:

a. The car **crashed while speeding**.

b. I **dropped the ball.**

c. I **drink coffee in the morning.

A. //Compound Verbs//
Definition: A compund verb is composed usually of apreposition and a verb.

1. Examples

a. Please **bring** these forms **back** tomorrow

b. Joe is **fed up** with his job.

(http://www.esl.ohio-state.edu/SEP/CW/104/Materials/CompoundVerbs.html)

B. //Auxiliary Verbs//
Definition: An auxiliary verb is a verb that goes with another verb, also known as helping verbs.

1. Examples

a. She **is** reading our stories.

b. We **should** dig a whole for the dead animal.

C. //Transitive Verbs//
Definition: A transitive verb has a receiver of the action.

1. Examples

a. I **punched** the desk when I was mad.

b. I **threw** the ball to Roy.

D. //Intransitive Verbs//
Definition: Intransitives verbs cannot take on a direct object.

1. Examples

a. After **finishing** the test,the student went home.

b. The man **slept** for 12 hours because he was that tired.

E. //Linking Verbs//
Definition:Linking verbs do not express action. Instead, they connect the subject of the verb to additional information about the subject.

1. Examples

a. She **is** a shopaholic.

b. Some of us thought that the play **was** very good


 * F. What is a //Verbal//?**

Definition: Something verbal is relating to or consisting of words


 * 1. The three types of //Verbal// are:**

a. Gerunds

b. Participles

c. Infinitives


 * G. What is a //Gerund//?**

Definition: A gerund is a verbal that ends in //-ing// and functions as a noun

1. Examples

a. //Traveling// might satisfy your desire for new experiences.

b. They do not appreciate my //singing.//


 * H. What is a //Participle//?**

Definition: A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective and most often ends in //-ing// or //-ed//

1. Examples

a. The //crying// baby had a wet diaper.

b. //Shaken//, he walked away from the //wrecked// car.


 * G. What is an //Infinitive//?**

Definition: An infinitive is a verbal consisting of the word //to// plus a verb (in its simplest "stem" form) and functioning as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

1. Examples

a. //To wait// seemed foolish when decisive action was required

b. His ambition is //to fly//