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Verbs Eng Notes
Verbs Eng Notes
A few common verbs include the words run, sing, cook, talk, and clean. These words are all
verbs because they communicate an action performed by a living being. We’ll look at more
specific examples of verbs as we discuss the subclasses of verbs next!
Subclasses of Verbs
verbs have several subclasses. The subclasses of verbs include linking verbs, intransitive
verbs and transitive verbs, and
i. Linking Verbs
Linking verbs are verbs that link a subject with its complement in a sentence. The most
familiar linking verb is probably be. Here’s a list of other common linking verbs in English: act,
be, become, feel, grow, seem, smell, and taste.
, “Tshering is,” and left it at that, it wouldn’t make any sense. “Tshering,” the subject, needs to
be connected to a complement by the copular verb “is.” Instead, we could say,
“Michi is leaving.” In that instance, is links the subject of the sentence to its complement.
There are two main types of verbs: action and linking. An action verb shows what a noun is
doing. A linking verb, also known as a helping verb, connects a noun to an adjective but does not
show an action.
Transitive verbs are verbs that affect or act upon an object. When unattached to an object in
a sentence, a transitive verb does not make sense. Here’s an example of a transitive verb attached
to (and appearing before) an object in a sentence: