Verb
Verb is called a doing
word. It shows action.
A
verb is a word used for saying something about some person or thing.
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J.C.Nesfield
Kinds of Verb
Transitive verb-In
some sentences, the action passes over from the subject to the object. Verbs
used in these sentences are called Transitive Verb
·
He wrote a letter.
·
She has helped me.
Intransitive Verb-there
is some sentences in which the action does not pass over from the subject to the
object.
The sun shines
brightly.
·
Birds fly.
·
Helping verbs
We have seen that five
helping verbs are used to express tense forms-
Present/Past indefinite-
do/does, did
Future Indefinite –
will, shall
Continuous –
be (am/is/are, was, were, be)
Perfect – Have
(has/have, had)
Since verbs cannot
function in these forms without these Helping verbs, these five helping words
are called Primary or Principal Helping Verb.
·
I shall go.
·
You will do this.
·
May he pass!
Difference
between the nature of Helping Verb from Main Verb-
Ø Helping
verb has no independent meaning and is never used independently.
Ø Helping
verb is used to make negative sentences and questions.
Ø Helping
Verb and not may be contracted as one word.
Ø Verb
has the following characteristics.
