VERBS
Verbs are the words used to denote action or state of
subject in a sentence. They are the most intrinsic words in a sentence.
Technically, no sentence can be said to be complete unless it contains a verb.
Examples of Verbs : read, write, do, go, play, eat, sit,
come, run, understand, cut, put, arise, aggravate, worsen, improve, rectify,
tolerate, bring, take, is, am, are, has, have, had, will, shall, would, should,
can, could, may, be, being, try, teach, learn, beautify, lose, want, fly, swim
etc.
Knowing the function / role played by a word in a sentence
is very crucial. Just look at the following sentences.
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Column A
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Column B
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Column C
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We read ten hours a day.
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Read
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Hamlet makes a good read.
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Students try hard to score good marks.
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Try
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She made a good try to score a goal.
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He cut the paper beautifully.
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Cut
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I saw a deep cut on his forehead.
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Children play outdoors in the evening.
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Play
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They didn’t resort to fair play.
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Sia always stands in the front row.
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Stand
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The referee sits on high (tall) stand.
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In the above table, Column ‘B’ contains words that have been
used in sentences differently in Columns ‘A’ and ‘C’. In the Column ‘A’,
underlined words perform the function of verbs; whereas in Column ‘C’, same
words perform the role of nouns.
This might make you scratch your head for a while. Don’t
worry at all. Study the following topics related to verbs and have peace of
mind.
- Forms of Verbs
- Classification / Types of Verbs
- Finite and Non-finite Verbs
- Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
- Non-finite Verbs
- Gerunds vs Present Participles
- Gerunds vs to-infinitives
- Helping Verbs
- Modal Auxiliaries
- Passive Forms of Verbs
- Phrasal Verbs
- Dependency of Verbs on Subject(s)
- Using the Verbs – Important Points to be Observed