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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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