Verbs

Verbs are the words in a very sentence that describe the action of a sentence or that introduces the condition or state of somebody or one thing within the sentence.

Action: Anna throws the ball.

Introduction of a condition: Trent is very sick.

Transitive verbs

There are many action verbs. Those that will have an immediate object are usually known as transitive verbs. Here is a list of some commonly used transitive verbs. Note that they’ll be used with a direct object.

Transitive Verbs	Used in a Sentence
Buy	He buys a newspaper.
Carry	I am carrying a child.
Find	Can you find the book?
Help	She helps us.
Like	I don’t like cabbage.
Lose	Don’t lose your money.
Read	She is reading a book.
Pull	The dentist pulled the tooth.
Push	The boy pushes the cart.
Sell	I am selling my car.
Speak	Father speaks Spanish.
Write	We are writing some postcards.
Understand	Do you understand me?

AUXILIARY VERBS – ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Intransitive verbs

Intransitive verbs aren’t followed by a direct object. They usually show a movement to an area and are typically followed by a phrase. Following is a list of some commonly used intransitive verbs:

Intransitive Verbs	Used in a Sentence
Come	Can you come to the party?
Crawl	The baby crawls on the floor.
Drive	We are driving fast.
Fly	I flew here from Paris.
Go	Are you going home?
Hurry	We hurry to the window.
Jump	Peter jumps from the roof.
Ride	I am riding in his car.
Run	The girls run past the school.
Sail	We are sailing to Europe.
Travel	Do you want to travel with us?
Walk	I walk out of the theater.

Linking verbs.

Still, alternative verbs introduce the condition or state of somebody or of someone. {They do |they are doing} not take a direct object and are most frequently followed by an adjective. These verbs are usually called linking verbs. Here are some unremarkably used linking verbs:

Linking Verbs	Used in a Sentence
Appear	The boy appears quite well.
Taste	The popcorn tastes salty.
Becomes	The weather becomes bad.
Feel	It feels hot.
Grow	The dog is growing weak.
Look	She looks unhappy.
Seem	The boats seems too small for you.
Smell	The pizza smells good.
Sound	The music sounds awful.

Careful! Some of the linking verbs have a second usage. They can be used as transitive verbs. Look at these examples:

Linking Verb: His skin feels hot. (hot  adjective)

Transitive Verb: He feels a sharp pain. (a sharp pain  direct object)

Linking Verb: The sky grows cloudy. (adjective)

Transitive Verb: We grow vegetables. (direct object)

Linking Verb: That smells beautiful. (adjective)

Transitive Verb: She smells the flowers. (direct object)

Linking Verb: My coffee tastes bitter. (adjective)

Transitive Verb: Risa tasted the ice cream. (direct object)

You can identify linking verb by substituting am, is, or are for the verb. If the sentence makes sense with the substitution, it is a linking verb. If it does not make sense, it is a transitive verb. Some examples:

It feels cold. (It is cold.) This makes sense.   Linking Verb

He feels her pulse. (He is her pulse.) This makes no sense.   Transitive Verb

They smell nice. (They are nice.) This makes sense.   Linking Verb

We smell coffee. (We are coffee.) This makes no sense.   Transitive Verb

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