Verb
Verb-
A Verb is a word that is used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forms the main part of the predicate of a sentence. The verb is the main word in a sentence. No sentence can be completed without a verb.
Eg. Ram plays the Piano.
Kins of verb -
1. Finite verbs
2. Non-finite verbs
3. Transitive verbs
4. Intransitive verbs
1. Finite Verbs- A finite verb is a form of a verb that
(a) shows agreement with a subject and
(b) is marked for tense.
Also, Finite verbs are sometimes called main verbs or tensed verbs. These verbs have the past or the present form.
Eg. Rahul runs to work every day.
2. Non-finite verbs- Non-Finite verb forms do not show tense,
person or number. They cannot be the main verb of a clause or sentence.
They do not indicate any tense, mood or gender.
Non-finite verbs take three different forms:
(a) Infinite
(b) Gerund
(c) Participle
(a) Infinite verbs- An infinitive is also known as the base form, and is often introduced by a main verb and the word “to,” before the main verb.
Eg. He likes to read.
(b) Gerund verbs: A gerund is formed by adding -ing to a verb. If functions as a noun.
Eg. Smoking is injurious to Health.
Important Note- We use ‘V₁+ing’ after ‘to’ With the following verbs/ adjectives/ phrases
Example. Verb + used to, accustomed to, averse to, with a view to, addicted to, devoted to, in addition to, look forward to, object to, owing to, given to, taken to, prone to.
Eg. I am looking forward to meeting you.
In other words, after all the prepositions (including ‘to’), if a verb comes, the verb has to be in ‘V₁+ing’
(c) Participle Verb: A participle verb is usually formed by
adding -ing or -ed to a verb. Participles are verbs that act as
adjectives in the sentence. Present participles end in “-ing”. Past
participles usually end in “-ed”, but there are many irregular past
participles that end in “-en”.
3. Transitive Verb: Transitive Verbs are the Verbs that require an object after it.
Eg. She loves animals.
Here, ‘animals’ is the object for the verb ‘loves’.
4. Intransitive Verb- An intransitive verb is one that does not
take a direct object. In other words, it is not done to someone or
something. It only involves the subject.
Eg. The baby was crying.
In the above sentence ‘crying’ is an intransitive Verb.
