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Functional English
Verb
Verbs are the words that show some
action.
 Verbs are the words that tell or assert
something about a nouns/pronouns.
 It is considered to be the most important
part of a sentence.
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Importance of Verb in a Sentence
Verb is the most important part of a
sentence because a sentence can not
convey its meaning without a verb.
 It makes the fragments a meaningful
whole. For example:
 He and his brother Lahore
 The use of went makes the sentence
meaningful ad combine these
fragments.
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Classification of Verbs
Verbs are classified into:
1. Main verbs
transitive verbs
intransitive verbs
2. Auxiliary verbs or Be verbs
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Main Verbs
Transitive verbs
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A transitive verb is a verb that denotes
an action which passes over from
subject to an object.
Intransitive Verb
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An intransitive verb is a verb that
denotes an action which does not
passes over from subject to an object.
Auxiliaries and Modals
Auxiliaries
These are the verbs that are used with
main verbs to make tenses, passive
forms, negatives and interrogatives.
Be(is,am,are), have and do are auxiliary
verbs
Conti…..
Modals
They are used with ordinary or main verbs to
convey meanings of permission, possibility
certainty and necessity.
 Can-could, may-might, will-would, shallshould, must and ought are called modals
Conti.….
Modals are often called modal auxiliaries.
Modals are often called defective verbs
because some parts are wanting in them
as they don’t have –s and –ing forms.