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A verb expresses an action or state of being. It essentially shows what someone is doing or the state of things. A verb is the part of a sentence that tells us what action the subject is performing.

Examples of Verbs:

  • Run, Eat, Play, Write, Sing, Can, Must, etc.

Example sentences:

  • I like to play the guitar.
  • Let’s go for a run in the park.

Before, we look into types of verbs, let’s see what errors can be avoided with their knowledge:

1. Verb Tense error: This type of error takes place when you use the wrong verb. For example:

“I walk to the office everyday”. Here, we should have used a finite form of verb, i.e., “walk”.

 

2. Subject-verb agreement error: When the subject of the sentence doesn’t agree with the verb in number or in person, such kind of errors occur. For

example:

 

“John and Amy is presenting”. Here, the verb represents an error of number. Correct sentence should be, “John and Amy are presenting”.

 

3. Fragmented sentences: Each sentence needs at least a subject and a verb and sometimes an object to be complete. When either of the one is missing, we have a fragmented sentence. For example:

 

“Mike present”. This sentence is incomplete since it lacks a verb and doesn’t really express an idea. Correct sentence should be “Mike is presenting”

The different types of verbs are:

1. Finite verbs: Finite verbs are the verbs that are usually considered as the roots of sentences. It is a type of a verb performed by a subject or refers to it, which uses one of the twelve forms of tenses which changes according to the subject's number / person.

Example sentences:

  • Sita went to the park.
  • Rohit plays cricket.

2. Non-Finite verbs: Non-Finite verbs are not actual verbs. They function as nouns, adverbs, adjectives, etc in a sentence rather than a verb. They don't change according to the number or person of the subject. Sometimes, they become the subject themselves.

 

Example sentences:

  •         Reading is a good habit.
  •         I have a broken lamp.

3. Action Verbs: Action verbs are used to indicate the action performed by the subject of the sentence. Action verbs are of two types: transitive and intransitive.

 

  • Transitive verbs: Transitive verbs have an object on which they operate. Objects can be a living or non-living thing.

Example sentences:

  • Shikha is reading a newspaper.
  • She painted the entire room.

·        Intransitive verbs: Intransitive verbs do not act upon a particular object. They are usually followed by a preposition, adjective, adverb or any other part of speech.

Example sentences:

·        Vandana wakes up at 6 AM.

·        She cried.

4. Linking Verbs: Linking verbs adds details about the subject of the sentence. It is used to connect the subject with its complement, that is, the words that follow the linking verb. It is used to create a link between words.

Example sentences: 

·        You look sad.

·        The weather seems to be good.

5. Auxiliary verbs: Auxiliary verbs are used to extend the main verb to show time, tense and possibility.

Example sentences:

·        Do you drink coffee?

·        We are walking in the park.

·        Shikha should call her sister.

 

Verbs in English Language are of paramount importance, since no sentence is complete without them and they help define the action of the subject and bring in more clarity. Hence, using the right verbs at right places is important and to do that, we must have the knowledge of different types of verbs and their uses & practice regularly as well.

 

 

 

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