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Types of Verbs
Intransitive Verbs
These verbs can end sentences
Can also be followed by ADVPS or
PPs (which serve as ADVs, usually
of manner, place or time)
Do not require NPs or ADJPs to
their right
Types of Verbs
Examples:
“The mayor spoke”
“Margaret slept”
“The baby panda cried softly”
(ADVP)
“The Titanic sank in 1912” (PP
serving as an ADV of time)
Types of Verbs
Transitive Verbs:
Cannot end sentences.
Must be followed by NPs (serving
as Direct Objects or DOs)
Types of Verbs
“The secretary sealed the letter”
(You have to seal something)
“President Clinton supported the
health care bill”
(You have to support something)
Types of Verbs
Linking Verbs:
-Cannot end sentences
-Cannot be followed directly by
ADVPs
What they do is “link” the phrases
on each side of the main verb
phrase
Types of Verbs
Can be followed either by ADJPs
(serving as Subject
Complements/Predicate Adjectives)
which generally summarize some
characteristic of the subject noun)
Or by NPs (serving as Subject
Complements/Predicate Nouns) which
generally refer to the same person or
thing that the subject noun refers to
Types of Verbs
seem, become, remain
verbs of senses: taste, smell,
sound, look, feel
Types of Verbs
Examples:
“The president looked weary”
“The lasagna tasted scrumptious”
“Silas remained an honest man”
“Clark Kent became Superman”
Types of Verbs
BE Verb:
Is traditionally classified as a
Linking Verb
Has one slight difference, however
Can be followed by a PP (serving
as an ADV of time or place)
Types of Verbs
Examples:
“Marilyn Monroe was insecure”
“The programmer is a math whiz”
vs.
“My mother was in the next room”
(ADV of place)
“The test is on Friday” (ADV of time)
Types of Verbs
Ditransitive Verbs:
Vg
(for the word “give”)
Are followed by two NPs
One functions as the Direct
Object, the other as the Indirect
Object
Remember: IOs receive DOs
Types of Verbs
Examples:
“The board gave the teachers a
raise”
“Donald bought Sheila a diamond
necklace”
Types of Verbs
Can have alternative form: IOs can
be replaced by PPs introduced by
“to” or “for”
“The board gave a raise to the
teachers”
“Donald bought a diamond
necklace for Sheila”
Types of Verbs
Vc
(for the word “consider”)
Followed by an NP that functions
as a Direct Object
Then another NP or ADJP that
functions as an Object
Complement (a phrase that
modifies the Direct Object)
Types of Verbs
Examples:
“Republicans consider Democrats
big spenders”
“Some rock fans consider The
Rolling Stones old-fashioned”