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Verbs and Its Types (Set 1)

Verbs describe actions and states of being. There are several types of verbs including physical verbs which describe actions, mental verbs which describe cognitive states, and state of being verbs which describe conditions. Verbs can also be categorized as action verbs, transitive verbs which relate an action to a direct object, or intransitive verbs which do not take a direct object. Understanding the different types of verbs is important for proper use in sentences.

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Verbs and Its Types (Set 1)

Verbs describe actions and states of being. There are several types of verbs including physical verbs which describe actions, mental verbs which describe cognitive states, and state of being verbs which describe conditions. Verbs can also be categorized as action verbs, transitive verbs which relate an action to a direct object, or intransitive verbs which do not take a direct object. Understanding the different types of verbs is important for proper use in sentences.

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Topic: Verbs and Its Types (Set 1)

What is a verb
Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing. Along with nouns,
verbs are the main part of a sentence or phrase, telling a story about what is taking place. In fact,
without a verb, full thoughts can’t be properly conveyed, and even the simplest sentences, such
as Maria sings, have one. Actually, a verb can be a sentence by itself, with the subject, in most case
you, implied, such as, Sing! and Drive!

How to Recognize a Verb


Verbs almost always come after a noun or pronoun. These nouns and pronouns are referred to as
the subject.

Examples:
1. Mark eats his dinner quickly.
2. We went to the market.
3. You write neatly in your notebook.
4. They thought about all the prizes in the competition.

Main Categories of Verbs

A. Physical verbs are action verbs. They describe specific physical actions.

Examples:
1. Let’s run to the corner and back.
2. I hear the train coming.
3. Call me when you’re finished with class.

B. Mental verbs have meanings that are related to concepts such as discovering, understanding,
thinking, or planning. In general, a mental verb refers to a cognitive state.

Examples:
1. I know the answer.
2. She recognized me from across the room.
3. Do you believe everything people tell you?

C. State of being verbs describe conditions or situations that exist. State of being verbs are
inactive since no action is being performed. These verbs, forms of to be, such as am, is, are,
are usually complemented by adjectives, which are also known as linking verbs.

Examples:
1. I am a student.
2. We are circus performers.
3. Paula is quiet.

Types of Verbs
A. Action verbs express specific actions and are used any time you want to show action or
discuss someone doing something.
Examples of action verbs:
run jump
dance think
slide do
go smile
stand listen

Examples:
1. I run faster than David.
2. He does it well.
3. She thinks about poetry all day long

B. Transitive verbs are action verbs that always express doable activities that relate or affect
someone or something else. These other things are generally direct objects. In a sentence
with a transitive verb, someone or something receives the action of the verb.
Examples of transitive verbs:
love believe
respect maintain
tolerate

Examples:
1. He kicked John.
2. John punches him.
3. They sold the tickets.

Examples of verbs used with both direct and indirect objects:


1. They sell him the tickets.
In this sentence, the tickets are the direct object while him is the indirect object.

2. Mary baked her mother a pie.


In this sentence, a pie is the direct object while her mother is the indirect object.

C. Intransitive verbs are action verbs that always express doable activities. They are different
from transitive verbs because there is no direct object following an intransitive verb.
Examples of intransitive verbs:
walk play
laugh run
cough

Examples:
1. We travelled to London.
In this sentence, the intransitive verb is travelled, the subject is we, because we is the one
doing the action travelled, but London is not a direct object because London is not receiving
the action of the verb.

2. I sneeze in the morning.


3. He arrived with moments to spare.
4. Kathryn sat away from the others.
5. John eats before leaving for school.
In this sentence, the verb eats can be both transitive and intransitive depending on whether
there is a direct object or not.

If the sentence read:


John eats the cookies before leaving for school.
Here, eats would be transitive as there is a direct object – the cookies.

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