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VERBS
Predicating and linking verbs
Predication
what is said about
a subject
e.g.
Josue eats slow.
Linking verbs
they
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Describe the subject
For example:
She seemed hungry.
Auxiliary verbs
They are verbs
used with other verbs
giving the verb's tense
Examples:
be
I am dreaming
You are smart
He will come back.
do
may
shall
have
Finite verbs and non-finite verbs
Finite
make
statements
about
subjects
examples:
seems
become
is
E.g.
Fish smells
another definition
is a verb that expresses
person
number
Non-finite
considered as
separate part of speech
varieties
past participles
gerunds
present participles
infinitives
E.g.
to go, go
going, gone
Predicating verbs --Transitivity
Are verbs that need to
be completed by
direct object
which is
a noun phrase
Examples:
Intransitive form
Sam burned in the sun.
Transitive form
The sun burned Sam.
The heart of communication
Verbs are fundamental
Concepts
Structures
express actions
crucial for
accurate grammar
speaking production
correct understanding
Linking verbs
used for:
equating something
with something else
expressing
vital for sentence construction
Examples
Be
the most common
The day may be rainy.
seem
The day seems cold.
turn
The day turned cold.
something has the quality of another thing
