Verbs-B6

= II. Verbs =

1. What is a verb?
A. Definition:The part of speech that expresses existence, action, or occurrence in most languages.

B. Examples: (verbs are bold-faced)

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

b. I **ate** a taco.

c. Diego **ran** two perimeters today.

d. Diego **ate** two tacos today.

e. I **ate** everything in the kitchen.

2. What is the //predicate//?
A. Definition: tells something about the subject

B. Examples: Judy **runs**.

a. Judy and her dog **run on the beach every morning**.

b. Diego **eats food.**

c. Sharlyn and Jesus **eat alot of food.**

A. //Compound Verbs//
Definition: It is composed usually of a preposition and a verb. In union, they make up one new verb, one word

1. Examples

a.

b.

B. //Auxiliary Verbs//
Definition: combines with another verb to help form the tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with.

1. Examples

a. Ihave **to do** chores.

b. I **should** go to the bathroom.

C. //Transitive Verbs//
Definition:a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical

1. Examples

a.: He opened the door. ('Door' is the object of the action; it is affected by the operation.)

b.I jumped in the water.(Water is the object of the action )

D. //Intransitive Verbs//
Definition: An intransitive verb does not take an object

1. Examples

a.They arrived//.// (The verb does not require an object to complete it.)

b.They ate.

E. //Linking Verbs//
Definition:connects a subject to a subject complement which identifies or describes the subject

1. Examples

a.Sharlyn feels queasy whenever she listens to Emo music

b.

F. What is a //Verbal//?
Definition:

1. The three types of //Verbals// are:
a.

b.

c.

G. What is a //Gerund//?
Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

H. What is a //Participle//?
Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.

G. What is an //Infinitive//?
Definition:

1. Examples

a.

b.