What Is a Verb?
When you hear the word “verb”, you might immediately think of an action or action word. However, a verb is more than that.
A verb is used to indicate actions, processes, conditions, or states of being of people or things.
Examples of verbs:
- eat
- drink
- walk
- talk
- is
- are
- was
- were
- drive
- teach
- has
- have
Verbs Indicating Actions or Processes
Example 1:
"Avery eats mango."
The action verb 'eats' tells what the subject (Avery) does.
Example 2:
"The school sends excellent delegates."
The verb 'sends' tells what the subject (school) does.
Verbs Indicating Conditions or Current States
Example 1:
"Vanilla is expensive."
The auxiliary verb 'is' indicates the subject’s (vanilla) current condition or state—that it is expensive.
Example 2:
"They have the same beliefs."
The auxiliary verb 'have' shows the subject’s (they) current condition or state—that they have the same beliefs.
Note: Ever wonder why the example list of verbs includes is, are, has, have, was, and were?
Click here to learn more about the different categories of verbs.
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