Verbs-E1

= II. Verbs =

1. What is a verb?
A. Definition: A part of speech that expresses action.

B. Examples: (verbs are bold-faced)

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

b. We **ran** two perimeters during soccer practice yesterday.

c. The little girl enjoys to **play** with her dolls everyday.

d. I had to **study** for my french exam that was next week.

e. Vampires **bite** their victims on the neck.

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

B. Examples

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

b. My family **eats dinner at 7:00pm.**

c. His team **won by 20 points** during the basketball game.

A. //Compound Verbs//
Definition: you construct a compound verb out of an auxiliary verb and another verb. Examples

a.They **will meet** us at the newest café in the market.

b.The book Seema **was looking** for is under the sofa.

B. //Auxiliary Verbs//
Definition:you may use an auxiliary verb with the verb in order to create the many of the tenses available in English.

1. Examples

a.Karl Creelman bicycled around in world in 1899, but his diaries and his bicycle **were destroyed.**

b.That dog **has been barking** for three hours; I wonder if someone **will call** the owner.

C. //Transitive Verbs//
Definition:is incomplete without a direct object.

1. Examples

a.The shelf **holds** three books and a vase of flowers.

b.The child **broke** the plate.

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

1. Examples

a.The sound of the choir **carried** through the cathedral.

b.The train from Montreal **arrived** four hours late.

E. //Linking Verbs//
Definition:identifies or describes the subject.

1. Examples

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

b.Others thought it **became** tedious after the first fifteen minutes.

F. What is a //Verbal//?
Definition:is a noun or adjective formed from a verb.

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

b. **gerund**

c. **infinitive**

Definition: A **gerund** is a noun formed from a verb.

1. Examples

a.I enjoy **running**.

b.**Building a house** is complicated.

H. What is a //Participle//?
Definition: A **participle** is an adjective formed from a verb.

1. Examples

a. Stay away from **running** water.

b. A **misspelled** word caused him to fail the spelling bee.

G. What is an //Infinitive//?
Definition: An **infinitive** is a verbal consisting of the word //to// plus a verb.

1. Examples

a.We intended //to// **leave early.**

b.I have a paper //to// **write before class.**

http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/verbals.html#verbal