Verb is a very important element of English language. Without verbs we can't make sentences. Everywhere in the language we see the presence of verbs. So I will give you the clear & detail idea about verbs. They will be helpful to the language learners & to those who want to write & speak correct English.
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However, you will learn Verb in detail now. What is verb? Verb is a word or phrase indicating an action, an event, or a state, e.g. happen, take, speak etc.
In modern Grammar Verbs are divided in two main classes according to the functions of verbs. As for example: 1. State Verb is the verbs that indicate the continuity of a work but not the beginning or end of that work such as: I know her. The rose smells sweet. This book belongs to me.
Actually state verb is used only in non-progressive form.
2. Action Verb or Even Verb is the verbs mentioning the definite beginning or end of a work. Action Verb is used in both progressive
and non-progressive forms. Example:
They play football. They are playing football. I read a book. I am reading a book.
Again Verbs are divided in two main classes.Such as:
1. Finite Verbs are the verbs that complete the discussion of a sentence & their forms are changeable according to the number, person & tense.
Example: He speaks English. She is singing a song. I have eaten a mango.
2.. Non-Finite Verbs are the opposite of finite verbs. That is why, non-finite verbs are the verbs that don’t complete the discussion of a sentence & their forms are not changeable according to the number, person & tense.
Example: She wants to eat a banana. He likes to sing a song. I am fond of taking tea.
Example: She wants to eat a banana. He likes to sing a song. I am fond of taking tea.
** On the basis of its own meaning, finite verbs are of two kinds. Such as:
i) Principal Verb is a verb when it expresses its meaning without the help of another verb. He is a boy. She cooks food. I have a book.
ii) Auxiliary Verb or Helping Verb is a verb when it is used only to help some other verbs to form voices, moods and tenses. Example: I am doing the work. I havefinished my work.
***Again Principal Verbs can be of two kinds such as:
A) Transitive Verbs are the verbs that can't express itself completely without the help of other words. Example: He has eaten rice. I see a bird in the sky. I write a letter.
Transitive Verbs are divided into several classes.
i) Factitive Verbs: Some transitive verbs have objects but can't complete their sense. So they need another word to complete the sense. This kind of verb is called Factitive Verbs.
Example: I found him tired. They elected him chairman.
ii) Quasi-Passive Verbs: Though some transitive verbs are in active voices, they express the passive meanings. So this kind of verbs is called Quasi- Passive Verbs. Honey tastes sweet. The book reads well. Rices sells cheap.
iii) Reflexive Verb: If the subject and object of any transitive verb mean the same person or thing, its verb is called Reflexive Verb. Reflexive Pronoun is used as the object of Reflexive Verb. She kills herself. He keeps himself aloof.
iv) Reciprocal Verb is a transitive verb used to express mutual action and reaction between the subject and the object. The two sisters love each other. The students in this class help one another for any problem.
B) Intransitive Verbs are the verbs that don't need another word to complete their sense. Example: Birds fly in the sky.
The man died some days ago.
Intransitive Verbs are of three kinds. Such as:
i) Copulative Verbs are the verbs which need another word to complete their sense. This kind verbs is also called Intransitive Verb of incomplete predication.
Example:The man seems to be tired. You look happy. The man falls asleep.
ii) Causative Verbs are the intransitive verbs which are used transitively in the sense of causing a thing to be done. He flies a kite. Mother feeds her child.
iii) Cognate Verbs: When an intransitive verb takes a word(noun) of kindred meaning or sense as an object & acts as a transitive verb, it is called cognate verbs.
Example: He ran a race. The girl sings a song.
*** Besides, there are some other verbs which we should learn.
1. Pro-Verb: We use 'do' instead of main verb or base verb to avoid the repetition of verb. So, 'to do' of this kind is called Pro-Verb.
Helen dances better than he does. ( dance)
I write an essay better than my sisters do. ( write).
2. Linking Verb: The verbs used before noun or adjective giving information about a subject of a sentence are called Linking Verbs.
Example: Mr. Jack is a doctor(Noun). He is meritorious(adjective).
3. Impersonal Verbs: If we use impersonal 'It' as the subject of a verb, that verb is called Impersonal Verb.
Example: It has been raining since morning.
It seems easy to me. It doesn't matter to him.
4. Group Verb: Some intransitive verbs which may become transitive by having a preposition adding to them are called group verbs.
Example: All his friends laughed at him.
I look after my parents.
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