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B.A (Hons) In English Literature  M.A In English Literature  e-mail: [email protected] Verb A verb is a word or group of word (phrase) that is used to describe an action, state or occurrence. Role of Verb in a sentence: Verb forms the main part of the predicate of a sentence. Every complete sentence must have a verb. Verbs are: Action: read, do, walk, bring, run, learn, eat etc. State: be, exist, stand etc. Occurrence: happen, become etc. Example:- He is a good man. (Using the most common to be verb) - We learn from the Web. - She speaks in English. - Rimi is thinking about the incident.  Verbs change their form based on time/tense (past, present, and future), person (first person, second person, and third person), number (singular, plural), voice (active and passive) etc. Kinds of Verb: Firstly verb is divided into two categories: i. Principal or Lexical or Main Verb ii. Auxiliary or Helping Verb i. Principal or Lexical Verb: Verbs which are used independently without help of other verbs are called Principal or Main verb. Example:- He is a singer. - She does her job. - They have many problems. Principal verbs are two types depending on the object they take: a. Transitive verb. A transitive verb is an action verb that requires one or more objects which receive the action of the verb in a sentence. Example: - She reads the book. (verb with the object ‘the book’) - He gave me a mobile phone. (verb with the object ‘me’ and ‘mobile phone’) - I saw her in the market. - Rifat wants a pen form Ryan. b. Intransitive verb. An intransitive verb is an action verb that requires no direct object in the sentence. Example: - She reads. (no object in the sentence) - Sit down here. (“) - The birds are flying. (“) - She is singing. (“) - The sunset. (“) - I walked to the park today. (“) - I went to the campus for a scheduled class. (“)