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18 Cards in this Set
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ACTION VERBS
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a word belonging to the part of speech that is the center of the predicate and which describes an act or activity
Ex: 'gurgle' and 'giggle,' - words which describe activity |
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NO-ACTION VERBS
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'To be' verbs (static) do not describe action but define or describe a noun. (ex: to be, appear, become, reamain, feel)
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TRANSITIVE VERB
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Has two characteristics. 1.) it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like kick, want, paint, write etc. 2.) it must have a direct object,something or someone who receives the action.
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INTRANITIVE VERB
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A verb which does not take an object. ex: sleep, complain and die, are intransitive.
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SUBJECTIVE COMPLEMENT
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When complementing words are nouns, pronouns or adjectives and they 'complement(add something) to the subject. ex: Darlene is a mechanic.
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AUXILIARY VERB
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Helping verbs. Allow us to form future, conditional, progressive and perfect verb tenses. ex: I make / I made
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COMPOUND VERB
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A verb formed by the combination of an auxiliary verb followed by the main verb.
ex: will have been making |
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VERBALS
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A verb form that functions in a sentence as a noun or a modifier rather than as a verb.
3 types: infinitive, present participle, past participle |
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INFINITIVE
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"TO" form of a verb.
unconjugated verb form (cannot use alone in a complete sentence.) |
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PRESENT PARTICIPLE
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"ING" form of verb.
unconjugated verb form (cannot use alone in a complete sentence.) |
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PAST PARTICIPLE
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"ED" form of verb.
Unconjugated verb form(cannot use alone in a complete sentence). |
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CONJUCATED
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A verb that shows tense (when the activity happened), person (who engaged in the activity), and number (how many involved).
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HELPING VERB
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HAVE: have, has, had
DO: do, does, did BE: be, am, is, are, was, were,being, been |
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MODALS
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Helping verebs that do not indicate tense: can,could,may,might,must,
shall,should,will,would (ought to) |
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MAIN VERB
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always kind of verb that can change tense.
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REGULAR VERB
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A word whose past-tense and past participle forms end in 'ed'
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IRREGULAR VERB
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A word whose past-tense and part pasticiple do NOT end in 'ed'. (rode, ridden)
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PARTICLES
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Verbs followed by words that look like prepositions but are part of the verbs meaning. (give in, bring up)
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