Verb
A Verb, it's important word in sentence, because Verb tells or asserts something about a person or thing.
Verb may tell us-
- What person or thing does, for example
Mr. Ronaldo smiling. The clock strikes.
- What a person or thing is, for example
Mr. Jonsan is scolded. The table is broken.
- What a person or thing is, for example
The cat is dead. I feel sorry.
If we have to define Verb, A Verb is a word used to tell or assert something about some person or thing.
But often a verb consists more than one word. For example-
The boys were singing.
I have learnt my lesson.
The watch has been found.
Read below sentence,
1. The boy kicks the football.
2. The boy laughs loudly.
In first sentence, verb is kicks, the action passes over the from the does or subject to some object football. Therefore the word kicks is called Transitive Verb.
In second sentence, verb is laughs, the action denoted by the verb laughs sops with the doer or subject and does not pass over to an object, there fore the verb laughs is called an Intransitive Verb.
Transitive means- Passing over
Transitive Verb : A verb that denote an action which passes over from the subject to an object.
Intransitive means- Not passing over
Intransitive Verb : A verb that denotes an action which does not pass over to an object.
Intransitive Verb expresses a state or being, for example:
He ran a long distance. - Action
The baby sleeps - State
There is a flaw in the diamond - Being
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