Parts of Speech

2. Verbs

Types of verbs

Action verb

 Action verbs are words that express action (give,eat,walk, etc.) or possession (have, own, etc.). Action verbs can be either transitive or intransitive

Transitive verb

Transitive verb always has a noun that receives the action of the verb,called the direct object

 Intransitive Verbs  intransitive verb never has a direct or indirect object. Although an intransitive verb may be followed by an adverb or adverbial phrase, there is no object to receive its action

 Finite and Nonfinite Verbs

Verbs which have the past or the present form are called FINITE verbs. Verbs in any other form (infinitive, -ing, or -ed) are called NONFINITE verbs. This means that verbs with tense are finite, and verbs without tense are nonfinite

Linking vs Action verbs

Linking verbs connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective

that renames or describes the subject

The most common linking verb is the verb to be in all of its forms (am,are, is, was , were).To become ,and  to seem are always linking verbs