Mastering Verb Types

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An action verb is a word that tells us what a noun or pronoun is ______ in a sentence

doing

A transitive verb is a type of action verb that requires a ______ object after it

direct

An intransitive verb, on the other hand, does not require an object to ______ sense

make

Good ______ is an essential part of communicating your ideas.

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Verbs are the action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing.

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When learning the rules of grammar, schoolchildren are often taught that ______ are ‘doing’ words.

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Physical verbs describe specific physical actions.

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The action verb examples in the following sentences are in ______ for easy identification

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Transitive verbs are action verbs that always express doable ______ that relate or affect someone or something else

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They are different from transitive verbs because there is no direct ______ following an intransitive verb

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Auxiliary verbs are also known as ______ verbs and are used together with a main verb to show the verb’s tense or to form a question or negative

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An auxiliary verb 'helps' a main verb by changing the mood or tense. Some helping verbs include , , __, can, will.

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A modal verb always precedes an ______. The primary modal verbs in the English language are:

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A regular verb is a type of verb that conjugates in the typical ______. In English, this pattern means the verb stays the same in the present tense, except to add an -s or -es to the third-person singular form.

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Infinitives form infinitive phrases, which function as , , or __.

nouns, adjectives, or adverbs Signup and view all the answers

The doctor disagrees with your ______.

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John ______ the doctor’s opinion.

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I ______ the doctor is right.

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She ______ another opinion.

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Verbs come in a lot of different types that don’t all behave the same way. When using proper grammar, it is important that you use verbs ______

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We are going to explore the many different types of verbs that we use and how to successfully use them to create great, ______ sentences

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A verb is a word that we use to refer to actions (what things do) and states of ______ (how things are)

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