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What is a verb?
What is a bare infinitive?
The infinitive without 'to'; also called the base form of the verb.
What is a present participle?
A nonfinite verb form consisting of the base form + -ing; used in the progressive tenses.
What is a past participle?
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What are nonfinite verb forms?
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What are finite verb forms?
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What is a main verb?
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What are helping verbs?
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What are auxiliary verbs?
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What are modal verbs?
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What are conditionals?
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What does 'time' refer to in grammar?
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What does 'tense' mean?
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What are simple tenses?
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What are complex tenses?
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What is the progressive aspect?
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What is the perfect aspect?
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What are verb phrases?
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What is an intransitive verb?
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What is a transitive verb?
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What is a linking verb?
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What are finite verb phrases?
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What are nonfinite verb phrases?
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What are dangling participles?
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What is subject-verb agreement?
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What is a subject in grammar?
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What is a predicate?
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What does 'number' refer to in grammar?
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What is 'person' in grammar?
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What is first person?
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Study Notes
Verbs and Verb Phrases
- Verbs: Lexical category that signifies actions or mental states.
- Bare Infinitive: The base form of a verb without "to"; also known as the base form.
- Present Participle: Formed by adding -ing to the base form; used in progressive tenses to indicate ongoing actions.
- Past Participle: Generally formed by adding -ed or -en to the base form; essential in perfect tenses for indicating completed actions.
- Nonfinite Verb Forms: Verbs that lack tense; include bare infinitives and participles.
- Finite Verb Forms: Verb forms marked by tense; changes based on subject and time.
- Main Verb: The central verb in a clause that conveys the primary action or mental state.
- Helping Verbs: Supportive verbs that aid the main verb by contributing to tense.
- Auxiliary Verbs: A subset of helping verbs that do not carry an independent meaning.
- Modal Verbs: A specific type of helping verb that imparts additional meaning, such as possibility or necessity.
- Conditionals: Modal verbs present in the then clause of a hypothetical "if...then" sentence.
- Time: Indicates when the action occurs in relation to the utterance—categorized into past, present, or future.
- Tense: Refers to the timing of an action, can also involve a combination with aspect.
- Simple Tenses: Include present, past, and future without aspectual distinction.
- Complex Tenses: Combine time with either the perfect or progressive aspect.
- Progressive Aspect: Indicates ongoing action; used to show background activities.
- Perfect Aspect: Demonstrates a relation of the action to a later time, emphasizing completion.
- Verb Phrases: Phrases that contain a verb as the main element, including its modifiers and necessary components.
- Intransitive Verb: Can function independently in a verb phrase; does not require a direct object.
- Transitive Verb: Requires a direct object to complete its meaning.
- Linking Verb: Connects the subject with a descriptor, commonly 'to be' verbs.
- Finite Verb Phrases: Comprise a finite verb at the head position.
- Nonfinite Verb Phrases: Feature a nonfinite verb as the main element.
- Dangling Participles: Participial phrases that have unclear or missing subjects due to their placement.
- Subject-Verb Agreement: Mandates that the subject and verb of a clause align in person and number.
- Subject: Typically a noun phrase preceding the verb, acting as the doer of the action.
- Predicate: The finite verb phrase within a clause that provides information about the subject.
- Number: Refers to the grammatical distinction of quantity; includes singular and plural forms.
- Person: Grammatical role of entities in communication—includes first, second, and third person distinctions.
- First Person: Represents the speaker; uses pronouns 'I' and 'me'.
- Second Person: Pertains to the individual being addressed.
- Third Person: Refers to entities or topics being discussed.
- Disjunction: A coordinating conjunction indicating choices among conjoined elements.
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