Chapter 4 Verbs and Verb Phrases

The infinitive without 'to'; also called the base form of the verb.

A nonfinite verb form consisting of the base form + -ing; used in the progressive tenses.

<p>A nonfinite verb form that typically consists of -ed or -en added to the base form; used in the perfect tenses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of the verb that carries no tense of its own.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of the verb that is marked for tense.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The verb of a clause that expresses an action or a mental state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb that supports a main verb, typically by carrying tense.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of helping verb that carries no meaning of its own.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A type of helping verb that adds additional meaning to the main verb; also called a modal auxiliary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The modal verbs in the then clause of an if...then hypothetical sentence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The indicator of when the action occurred relative to the time of the utterance: past, present, or future.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The time of the action of the verb, or a combination of time and aspect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Time with no aspect: present, past, and future.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Time combined with the perfect or the progressive aspect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A feature added to time to indicate ongoing or background activity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A feature added to time to show that the action relates to a later time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A phrase with a verb as its head and all required elements and modifiers of the verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb that can stand alone in its verb phrase.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb that must be followed by a direct object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb that connects a subject to a description of the subject.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb phrase with a finite verb form as head.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A verb phrase with a nonfinite verb form as head.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A dangling modifier that contains a past or a present participle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The requirement that the subject and the verb of a clause must match in person and number.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Typically, the noun phrase of a clause that appears before the verb and performs the action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The finite verb phrase of a clause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The grammatical marking of quantity; in English, the two numbers are singular (one) and plural (more than one).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The grammatical feature that refers to the role of the participant in a conversation: speaker (first person), listener (second person), or entity spoken about (third person).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The speaker (or writer); 'I and me' standpoint.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The person spoken to.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to anything spoken about.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A coordinating conjunction that signals a choice between (or among) the conjoined elements; also used to describe the conjoined structure itself.</p> Signup and view all the answers