Verbs-F4

= 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. We **skated** from the movies.

c. The old man **road** his bike for miles.

d. The cat **ran** as fast at it could.

e. The running back **ran** to the endzone.

2. What is the //predicate//?

A. Definition: To state or affirm as an attribute or quality of something.

B. Examples:

a.

b.

c.

3. What types of //verbs// are there?

A. //Compound Verbs//

Definition: A **compound** is a word that consists of more than one free morpheme.

1. 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: A verb, such as //have, can,// or //will,// that accompanies the main verb in a clause and helps to make distinctions in mood, voice, aspect, and tense.

1. Examples

a. She **is** the chief engineer

b. Garth **does** this kind of thing frequently

C. //Transitive Verbs//

Definition: A verd that needs a direct object to complete its meaning. //Bring//, //enjoy//, and //prefer// are transitive verbs.

1. Examples

a. I **eat** food.

b. You **lifted** the bag.

D. //Intransitive Verbs//

Definition: A verb that does not need a direct object to complete its meaning. //Run//, //sleep//, //travel//, //wonder//, and //die// are all intransitive verbs.

1. Examples

a. The dog was fast as a **bullet**.

b. It was so how my blood **boiled**.

E. //Linking Verbs//

Definition: Links two verbs together.

1. Examples

a. I **was** told you wanted to see me

b. I want only to **be**, and that is enough.

F. What is a //Verbal//?

Definition: Expressed in spoken rather than written words; oral: //a verbal contract.//

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

a. Communicated in the form of words; //"verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"//

b. Of or relating to or formed from words in general; //"verbal ability"//

c. Of or relating to or formed from a verb; //"verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"//

G. What is a //Gerund//?

Definition: In Latin, a noun derived from a verb and having all case forms except the nominative.

1. Examples

a. I like writing.

b. Programming is fun.

H. What is a //Participle//?

Definition: A form of a verb that in some languages, such as English, can function independently as an adjective.

1. Examples

a.

b.

G. What is an //Infinitive//?

Definition: A verb form that functions as a substantive while retaining certain verbal characteristics.

1. Examples

a. I arranged to stay the night.

b. We intend to go skiing this weekend.