Verb
Part of Speech: The part of speech indicates how a word function in meaning as well
as grammatically in a sentence, in grammar there are 8 parts of speech. (1.Noun. -2. Pronoun. --3. Verb. --4. Adverb. --5.Interjections. --6.Conjuctions. --7.Prepostions. -8.Adjectives.)
Definition: The word which shows action or state of being is called a Verb.
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Verbs usually come right after subject it will express actions, emotion, idea or
state of being.
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Every sentence Need at least 1 Verb.
Sentence structure of Verb [Subject + Verb + Object].
A Verb can do many thing it can show ideas/expression/emotion it can also link
ideas and help other verbs.
Kinds of Verb: There are multiple types of verb some of them are: Action verbs,
Linking verbs, helping verbs.
Action Verb: A Verb that expresses a physical or mental activity taken by the
subject.
Example of action verbs:
- Umer visited his friend yesterday.
- He left in a hurry.
- They bought a new house.
Linking Verb: A Verb that connects the subject of sentence to a noun, pronoun,
adjective that completes the meaning of verb.
- The linking verb the state of being of a verb.
Example of action verbs:
- The book is on the shelf.
- Usman seems tired.
- This coffee tastes bitter.
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The main difference between Action Verb and Linking Verb is that
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Linking Verb show’s what something Is.
Action Verb show’s what something Does.
Action Verb
Linking Verb
The Bear eats
the fish.
The Bear is
hungry.
The Bear
looked at me.
The Bear looks
lonely.
The Bear
smells the
person.
The Bear
smells like
cinnamon.
Helping Verb (Auxiliary verb): When a verb is used with another verb to express the
voice, mood, or tense of the primary verb, it's called a Helping verb.
Example of action verbs:
- Usman is eating a pizza.
- Usman has eaten a pizza.
- Usman was eating a pizza.
- Usman was eating a pizza.
- Usman had been eating a pizza.
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Adverb
Definition: A word that modifies or qualifies a verb.
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Adverb is a word in a sentence that describes a verb and adjectives.
Types of Adverb: There Are 5 main types of Adverb, those are:
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Adverb
Adverb
Adverb
Adverb
Adverb
of
of
of
of
of
Manner
Place
Time
Degree
Frequency
1) Adverb of Manner:
This describe how you do an action.
(E.g.: Loudly, Quietly, Badly, Well, Slow)
2) Adverb of Place:
This describe the location.
(E.g.: Here, Back, Outside, Down, There)
3) Adverb of Time:
This describe the Time.
(E.g.: Now, Later, Yesterday, Already, Then)
4) Adverb of Degree:
This describe the intensity of something.
(E.g.: Fully, Almost, Just, Too, Quite)
5) Adverb of Frequency:
This describe how often something occurs, either in definite or indefinite
terms.
(E.g.: Frequently, Never, Sometime, Everything, Always)
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