Verb Definitions - A verb is a word used to say something about person , place or thing.
Verbs are mostly divided in three parts
Transitive verbs – A verb is transitive if the action does not stop with the agent but passes the agent to something else, and verb that is incomplete without direct object.
as in the following example
Incomplete – Baby broke.
complete - baby broke the glass.
Intransitive verb – A verb is intransitive when the action stops with the agent and does not pass from the agent to anything else, on the other hand it cannot take a direct object, intransitive verbs doesn't ‘t need any object like
I sleep .. Sleep is a complete sense in itself so it doesn't need any object it is called intransitive verbs.
Mostly of the verbs can be used as both transitive and intransitive verb, and it is better to say that verb is used transitively or intransitively rather than to say that verb is transitive or in transitive
Auxiliary / modal verb - A verb is called an auxiliary verb that helps to form a tense , goes its own significance as a principal verb for that purpose -
like- He has gone.
“Has” is auxiliary verb and “gone” is principal verb in this sentence here "has" is helping the principal verb "gone"
Following verbs are auxiliary / modal verb
Is , was , were, am , are, will, would, shall, do , should, does, did, can, could, may, might, must, ought, has, have, had, need, dare, used, be, been, being .
Verbs are mostly divided in three parts
Transitive verbs – A verb is transitive if the action does not stop with the agent but passes the agent to something else, and verb that is incomplete without direct object.
as in the following example
Incomplete – Baby broke.
complete - baby broke the glass.
Intransitive verb – A verb is intransitive when the action stops with the agent and does not pass from the agent to anything else, on the other hand it cannot take a direct object, intransitive verbs doesn't ‘t need any object like
I sleep .. Sleep is a complete sense in itself so it doesn't need any object it is called intransitive verbs.
Mostly of the verbs can be used as both transitive and intransitive verb, and it is better to say that verb is used transitively or intransitively rather than to say that verb is transitive or in transitive
Transitive verb
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Intransitive verb
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He stopped the car
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The car stopped
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She ring the bell
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The bell rings
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I drive the car
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She drives very cautiously
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He invited them
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he was not invited
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Auxiliary / modal verb - A verb is called an auxiliary verb that helps to form a tense , goes its own significance as a principal verb for that purpose -
like- He has gone.
“Has” is auxiliary verb and “gone” is principal verb in this sentence here "has" is helping the principal verb "gone"
Following verbs are auxiliary / modal verb
Is , was , were, am , are, will, would, shall, do , should, does, did, can, could, may, might, must, ought, has, have, had, need, dare, used, be, been, being .
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