What is a verb?

Understanding Verbs in English Grammar

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English
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Professional Development
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Hard
Катя Мейстер
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1.
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A verb is a part of speech that denotes an action.
2.
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What are the grammatical categories of verbs?
Back
The verb has the following grammatical categories:
Person, number, tense, aspect, voice, and mood.
3.
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What are transitive and intransitive verbs?
Back
Transitive verbs can take a direct object, while intransitive verbs cannot.
4.
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What are finite and non-finite forms of verbs?
Back
Finite forms can be used as the predicate of a sentence, while non-finite forms cannot.
5.
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What are the four morphological structures of verbs?
Back
Simple, derived, compound, and composite.
6.
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What are the basic forms of a verb?
Back
The Infinitive, the Past Indefinite, and Participle II.
7.
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How do regular verbs form the Past Indefinite and Participle II?
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By adding -ed to the stem or -d if the stem ends in -e.
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