Verb and its Kinds

Verb and its Kinds

Verb describes action or work as well as state or being. It also tells something about the subject.

Types of verbs :

Auxiliaries (helping verbs)

Finite verbs (main verbs)

Auxiliaries : auxiliaries are helping verbs used with main verbs / finite verbs. They are special verbs support the main action done by the agent (subject)

Finite Verbs : They denote main action or work done by subject. (doer)

e.g. work, sleep, play, read, study, stand, win, cram, laugh, sing, teach, write, etc.

Examples :

Hari and Ram have gone to market.

This news is true.

Mathematics is a branch of study.

I am fed up of such behaviour.

To respect our parents is our duty.

He is the best captain.

I do not tell lies.

My friends were playing in the ground.

He does not know how to swim.

He has played his part very well.

Transitive and Intransitive verbs

Transitive Verbs – A Transitive Verb, used with a direct object, transmits action to an object or the action passes to an object. It may also have an indirect object.

In simple words transitive verb takes / has an object.

For example :

 Transitive Verbs with two objects – direct and indirect objects

 Examples :

More Examples :

Loy sent the letter.

sent – verb            letter = object to the verb ‘sent’

Miss Janette gave the lecture.

gave – verb           lecture = object to the verb ‘gave’

Rohan blew the whistle.

blew – verb           whistle = object to the verb ‘blew’

Monica wrote the article.

wrote – verb                   article = object to the verb ‘wrote’

The children marked their answers.

marked – verb                answers = object to the verb ‘marked’

One should read the newspaper daily.

read – verb            newspaper = object to the verb ‘read’

Intransitive Verbs – An Intransitive verb does not transmit action to any object or it is a verb where the action does not pass on to the object.

In simple words, Intransitive verb does NOT take / have an object.

e.g.    The children are playing in the ground. (action of ‘playing’ does not pass)

          The baby is sleeping soundly. (action of ‘sleeping’ does not pass)

    

Note : ‘ground’ in first sentence and ‘soundly’ in second sentence are not the objects as the action does not passes to them and are not the answers of ‘what’.

More Examples :

The baby is crying for milk.

The sun sets in the west.

The flowers bloom in the spring season.

The children are running fast.

Shaan sings very sweetly.

Exercise 1

1. He ran a long distance.

2. The storm sank the ships.

3. This horse never kicks.

4. The baby sleeps in his bed.

5. I cannot forget his face.

6. The moon rose early.

7. The birds fly in the air.

8. The train stopped suddenly.

9. I cannot spare time for you.

10. The driver stopped the car.

Answers :

1. Transitive            2. Transitive   3. Intransitive   4. Intransitive   5. Transitive

6. Intransitive   7. Intransitive   8. Intransitive   9. Transitive  10. Transitive

Exercise 2

1. Sherin delivered a good speech.

2. He sits around too often.

3. Rocky danced for two hours.

4. Saumya talks a lot.

5. The bell rang at 2 p.m.

6. The driver stopped the train.

7. The teacher gave her class a good lecture.

8. I know my principles.

9. The students are working hard for good results.

Answers :

1.  TRANSITIVE           2.  INTRANSITIVE       3.  INTRANSITIVE      

4. INTRANSITIVE        5. INTRANSITIVE        6.  TRANSITIVE

7. TRANSITIVE            8. TRANSITIVE            9.  INTRANSITIVE