Topic Content:
- Meaning of Verb
- Functions of Verbs
- Meaning of Auxiliary Verbs with Examples
- Meaning of Modal Auxiliary Verbs with Examples
- Evaluation Questions
What is a Verb?
Verbs are referred to as action words. They are words that are used to describe what people or things do.
Verbs are also used to show a state of being, that is, the condition in which a person or thing is.
Functions of Verbs:
A verb may:
a. Tell us what a person or thing does
b. Tell us what is done to a person or thing
c. Tell us what a person or thing is or does
d. Express the condition in which a person or a thing is (state of being)
e. Be a single or double word
a. What a person or thing does:
Examples:
- They sing.
- Birds fly.
- My sister drinks a lot of water.
- Tola jumps.
b. What is done to a person or thing:
Examples:
- The principal punished him.
- The bulb got burnt.
c. What a person or thing is or does:
Examples:
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