Parts of speech: Difference between revisions
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* verb phrases | * verb phrases | ||
* verb forms | * verb forms | ||
** verbs, or an action of a subject, can be expressed by a single ''verb'' or by a phrase, or multiple words, that expresses an action | |||
*** such phrases are known as "predicates" | |||
*** technically, a predicate | |||
**** = "the portion of a sentence which makes a claim about the subject" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicate_(grammar) Predicate (grammar) (wiki)] | |||
=== transitive and intransitive verbs === | === transitive and intransitive verbs === | ||
* transitive verbs act upon a direct object | * transitive verbs act upon a direct object | ||