Writing 2101F/G Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Verbs
31 Jan 2017
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Verbs core part of speech, focal point: heart of every predicate is a verb. Verbs express action, occurrence, process &condition/state of being: assert or ask something about subjects, sometime link subject &complement. Transitive verb taking a direct object: makes a transition, conveys a moment from its subject to its object, direct object answers. Linking copulative: don"t have objects but are incomplete. Need a subjective complement: be, become, seem, remain, act, get, feel, look, appear, smell, sound &taste. Many verbs can act as either a transitive, intransitive or linking verbs depending on context. Intransitive verbs when accompanied by adverbial modifiers: linking when accompanied by predicate noun or adjective. Infinitives, participles &gerunds: function not as verbs, other parts of speech. Finite verbs restricted by person, number, tense, mood &voice: function as main verbs in sentences. Many english verbs are irregular in forming past tense &past participles. Go w/other verbs to form verb phrases indicating tense, voice &mood.
