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Q

What is a verb?

A

Words or more than one word that is used to express an action or a state of being.

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How many types of verbs are there?

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9

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Types of verbs

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Regular
Irregular
Finite
Non finite
Linking
Action
State
Transitive
Intransitive
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Action verbs

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Verbs used for an action that has happened or that is takingplace in the time of soeaking or that is done habitually.

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Two action verbs which cannot be used in continuous

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Own and belong

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State verb

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Verb which expresses the condition of someone or something, or the state they’re in.
They are not usually in continuous

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Transitive verbs

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Verbs which must have an object to convey meaning

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Intransitive verbs

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Action verbs which dont need an object to convey meaning

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Linking verb

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Verbs that link a subject with a word or ohrase that identifies the subject, an adjective.

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Regular verbs

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They have a simple past tense and past participle end in d or ed

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Irregular verbs

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They dont have a past participle and simple past tense with d lr ed

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Finite verbs

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They have a tense

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Non finite verbs

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They dont have a tense

  • infinitive plus to/ bare infinitive
  • ing form/ gerund
  • ed participle/ ing participle
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Spread

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Spread

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Fleed

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Fled

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Dig

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Dug

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Tear

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Torn

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Hurt

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Hurt

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Afford

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To

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Agree

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To

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Arrange

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To

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Ask

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To

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Begin

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To

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Choose

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To

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Continue
To
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Decide
To
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Demand
To
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Fail
To
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Forget
To
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Hate
To
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Help
To
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Hope
To
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Intend
To
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Learn
To
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Like
To
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Love
To
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Manage
To
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Mean
To
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Need
To
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Offer
To
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Plan
To
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Prefer
To
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Pretend
To
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Promise
To
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Refuse
To
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Remember
To
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Start
To
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Try
To
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Want
To
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Adnit
Ing
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Avoid
Ing
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Cant help
Ing
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Cant stand
Ing
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Consider
Ing
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Deny
Ing
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Dislike
Ing
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Enjoy
Ing
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Fancy
Ing
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Feel like
Ing
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Finish
Ing
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Give up
Ing
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Imagine
Ing
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Involve
Ing
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Mind
Ing
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Miss
Ing
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Practise
Ing
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Put off
Ing
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Risk
Ing
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Let make
Infinitive without to
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Help
Infinitive without to
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Love like hate or enjoy with would or should
To
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Agree
With
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Ask
For
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Compare
To
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Count
On
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Dream
About
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Hope
For
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Reply
To
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Stare
At
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Take care
Of
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Apply
To
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Believe
In
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Decide
On
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Dream
Of
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Insist
On
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Respond
To
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Succed
At
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Think
About
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Aporove
Of
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Belong
To
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Concentrate
On
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Depend
On
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Feel
Like
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Listen
To
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Result
In
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Succeed
In
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Think
Of
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Arrive
At
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Care
About
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Differ
From
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Forget
About
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Participate
In
103
Search
For
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Take advantage
Of
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Wait
For
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Consist
Of
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Disagree
With
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Rely
On
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Adjectives
Wirds added to a noun to describe it, so we know more about it. They can describe delimit or specify quantity
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How many types of adjectives are there
11
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Tyoes of adjectives
``` Attributive Predicative Prepositive Postpositive Proper Interrogative Compound Demonstrative Possessive Nominal Collective ```
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Non descriptive attributive adj
They help establish the identity
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Non restrictive attributive adjectives
They describe an identified noun
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Three grammatical functions of adjectives
Noun phrase modifier Subject complement Object complement
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Factive verbs
Verbs used to indicate the resulting condition or state of a person, place, or thing caused by the actionof the verbs
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Adverbs
Words that add more to the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
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How many types of adverbs are there
11
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Which are the types of adverbs
``` Of time Place Manner Frequency Degree Stence Interrogative Relative Additive restrictive Affirmative and of negation Linking ```
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