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Verbs
A verb asserts
something about the subject of a sentence. An action verb tells what the subject
does, did, or will do. A linking
verb tells that the subject is, was, or will be doing
something. A verb is used to:
- Express action
- Names state of being
- Names conditions
- Behaves like the noun it is
derived from
- Can be made into a command
- Follows the subject/noun
Intransitive verbs do
not require a direct object to be complete its meaning whereas a transitive verb
requires at least one complement, the direct object, to be complete.
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Formal
Proof
- Has verb-making
morpheme. (criticize)
- Can occur with
present-tense morpheme. (criticizes)
- Can occur with
past-tense morpheme. (criticized)
- Can occur with
present-participle morpheme. (criticizing)
- Can occur with
past-participle morpheme. (had fallen, was criticized)
Functional
Proof
- Can be made into a
command. (Criticize this novel!)
- Can be made
negative. (They did not criticize the novel.)
- Can fit in one of
the frame sentences. (They must ________ (it.) or They must _____
good.)
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American Literature