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* 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
*** such phrases are known as "predicates"
** such phrases are known as "predicates"
*** technically, a predicate
** technically = "predicate"
**** = "the portion of a sentence which makes a claim about the subject" [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predicate_(grammar) Predicate (grammar) (wiki)]
*** 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 ===