Verbs-G4

= 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 **played** in the pool.

c. We **ran** to see the game.

d. I **fell** out of the car

e. We both **saw** the man rob the bank.

2. What is the //predicate//?

A. Definition: One of the two main constituents of a sentence or clause, modifying the subject and including the verb, objects, or phrases governed by the verb.

B. Examples:

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

b. The audience **littered the theatre floor with torn wrappings and spilled popcorn.**

c. Judy **runs**.

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

A. //Compound Verbs//

Definition:

1. Examples

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

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

B. //Auxiliary Verbs//

Definition: An auxiliary verb is a verb which accompanies the lexical verb of a [|verb phrase], and expresses grammatical distinctions not carried by the lexical verb

1. Examples

a. She **is** the chief engineer.

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

C. //Transitive Verbs//

Definition: A transitive verb is a [|verb] that takes a [|direct object].

1. Examples

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

b. The committee **named** a new chairperson.

D. //Intransitive Verbs//

Definition: An intransitive verb is an action verb, but it does not have a direct object.

1. Examples

a.We would like to stay longer, but we must **leave**

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

E. //Linking Verbs//

Definition: connects a [|subject] to a [complement|subject complement] which identifies or describes the subject,

1. Examples

a. The play **is** Waiting for Godot.

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

F. What is a //Verbal//?

Definition:

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

a. Gerund

b. Participle

c. Infinitive

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.The **burning** log fell off the fire.

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.**