Verbs-F6

= II. Verbs =

1. What is a verb?
A. Definition:

A word which affirms or predicates something of some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering of action.

B. Examples: (verbs are bold-faced)

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

b.The daredevil cockroach **splashed** into Sara's soup

c.We **walked** to the mall.

d.The dog and its owner were **running** after a squirrel.

e.My grumpy old English teacher **smiled** at the students excelent work.

2. What is the //predicate//?
A. Definition:

predicate tells something about the subject or what the subject is doing

B. Examples:

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

b.My cousins **were eating the food**.

c.My friends **went out to Trick-or-treat.**

A. //Compound Verbs//
Definition:

When a subject has two or more verbs

1. Examples

a.Sima noisily **slurped** and **enjoyed** the steaming cup of squid eyeball stew**.**

b.Ana **pounded** and **killed** the computer.

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.The man **was** running through the forest.

b.The dog **is** chasing the cat.

C. //Transitive Verbs//
Definition:

incomplete without a [|object|direct object]

1. Examples

a.The boy is **running the activity**.

b.The commitie **named a new president**.

D. //Intransitive Verbs//
Definition:

cannot take a direct object

1. Examples

a.This plant has **thrived** on the northeastern windowsill.

b.There were three stray kittens **cowering** under our porch steps this morning.

E. //Linking Verbs//
Definition:

do not express action. Instead, they connect the subject of the verb to additional information about the subject.

1. Examples

a.My dogs **are** content to nap on the couch.

b.Irene always **feels** sleepy after pigging out on chips and candy.

F. What is a //Verbal//?

Definition:

is a noun or adjective formed from a verb

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

a.**gerunds**

b.**participles**

c.**infinitives**

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

is a verbal that ends in //-ing// and functions as a noun,occupies some positions like subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition

1. Examples

a.The girl went **shopping** to the mall.

b.the cats were **sleeping** on the couch.

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

that is used as an adjective and most often ends in //-ing// or //-ed,//expresses action or a state of being, present participles end in //-ing,// past participles end in //-ed//, //-en//, //-d//, //-t//, or //-n//

1. Examples

a.The man was **seen** at Pizza Hut.

b.I **saved** money to buy my car.

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

consisting of the word //to// plus a verb (in its simplest "stem" form) and functioning as a noun, adjective, or adverb, expresses action or a state of being, may function as a subject, direct object, subject complement, adjective, or adverb in a sentence, easy to locate because of the //to// + verb form

1. Examples

a.**To fly** was a thing only gods did.

b.The sudent teacher was **to become** a regular teacher after five years.