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== verb == | == verb == | ||
* express action | * express action or a state of being (a condition) | ||
* 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 | ** 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 | ||
** | ** verb phrases are known as "predicates" | ||
** technically = "predicate" | ** technically = "predicate" | ||
*** predicate = "the portion of a sentence which makes a claim about the subject" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicate_(grammar) Predicate (grammar) ( | *** predicate = "the portion of a sentence which makes a claim about the subject" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicate_(grammar) Predicate (grammar) (wikipedia)] | ||
=== Verb "moods" === | === Verb "moods" === | ||
* Indicative mood | * "grammatical moods" = a feature of verbs whereby the speaker "inflects" or expresses an idea by modifying the voice for a specific meaning | ||
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==== Indicative mood ==== | |||
==== Imperative mood ==== | |||
==== Subjunctive mood ==== | |||
=== transitive and intransitive verbs === | === transitive and intransitive verbs === | ||
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** ex. "The soccer player kicked the ball" | ** ex. "The soccer player kicked the ball" | ||
* intransitive verbs do not have a direct object | * intransitive verbs do not have a direct object | ||
** ex. "The soccer player played hard" | ** ex. "The soccer player played hard" (hard = an adverb that describes the verb "played" and is not an object) | ||
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=== verb conjugations === | === verb conjugations === | ||
* students of Latin, Spanish or French verb conjugations while not learning about them in English | * students of Latin, Spanish or French verb conjugations while not learning about them in English | ||
* English has conjugations, | * English has conjugations, as do other Indo-European languages | ||
** however, the conjugations in English do not vary as much | ** however, the conjugations in English do not vary as much | ||
* conjugations work by changing the verb suffix or form to match subject case | * conjugations work by changing the verb suffix or form to match subject case | ||