Grammar Lesson 2,
Verbs
By: Matías
Louis
Alejandro Z.
What’s A Verb?
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“The part of speech that expresses
existence, action, or occurrence in most
languages”
Types of Verbs:
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Auxiliary verb
Main
Catenative verb
Compound verb
Denominal verb
Hint-There’s a quiz in the end.
Types of Verbs (Part 1):
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Auxiliary verb: A verb
that determines the
mood or tense of
another verb in a
sentence. Also known
as a helping verb.
Examples:
He is jogging, He has
jogged, He is going to
jog.
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Auxiliary Verbs: have,
can, or will
Others: can, may,
will, shall, must,
ought, need, dare
Ex:
A better economy
may be an eventuality
if we work hard to
improve.
Types of Verbs (Part 2):
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Main verb: Main verbs
are verbs that have
meaning on their own
(unlike auxiliary
verbs). There are
thousands of main
verbs, and we can
classify them in
several ways.
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Examples:
I ran to Walgreens.
We saw American Idol
yesterday.
You are reading this
sentence.
Types of Verbs (Part 3):
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Catenative verbs: are
verbs which can be
followed directly by
another verb, in
either the "to"
infinitive or present
forms.
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Example:
We aim to please all
our clients
Types of Verbs (Part 4):
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Compound verb:
Happens when the
subject in the
sentence has two or
more verbs.
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Example:
Jack cried and
laughed at the
theater.
Types of Verbs (Part 5):
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Denominal verb: In
grammar, denominal
verbs are verbs
derived from nouns.
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Example:
Annotation (noun)
Annotate (verb)
The scientists
annotated the
information on the
recently discovered
plants.
Contingent:
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Conditional; dependent on other things.
Pronunciation: (kən-tĭn'jənt
Example: How well the restaurant does in
sales is contingent to the results of the
review.
Eventuality:
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Something that may occur; a possibility.
Pronunciation: (ĭ-vĕn'chū-ăl'ĭ-tē
Example: Mrs. Smith winning teacher of
the year is an eventuality.
Implausible:
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Difficult to believe; not likely to occur.
Pronunciation: ĭm-plô'zə-bəl
Example: The sun blowing up soon is very
implausible to happen.
Inconceivable:
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Impossible to comprehend or grasp fully.
Pronunciation: ĭn-kən-sē və-bəl
Example: What happens after death is an
inconceivable question
In Vain:
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Without success.
Pronunciation: ĭn văn
Example: Matías tried to get an A on the
A.P. Chemistry test but resulted in vain.
Perchance:
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Perhaps; possibly.
Pronunciation: pər-chăns'
Example: To sleep, perchance to dream.
Preposterous:
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Contrary to nature, reason, or common
sense; absurd.
Pronunciation: prĭ-pŏs'tər-əs
Example: I believe it is preposterous to try
to jump fifty feet without the help of
technology.
Proclivity:
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A natural propensity or inclination;
predisposition.
Pronunciation: prō-klĭv'ĭ-tē
Example: Every baby animal, including
human babies have a proclivity to search
for food.
Prone:
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Lying with the front or face downward;
having a tendency.
Pronunciation: prōn
Example: Matias is well known to being
prone towards playing soccer and smiling.
Theoretical:
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Restricted to theory; not practical.
Pronunciation: thē'ə-rēt ĭ ‘-kəl
Example: They still believe the loch ness
monster is still theoretical, because there's
still no evidence proving its existence.
Quiz Time
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Answer the following questions about
verbs formally, and raising your hands
before answering; please. Good luck.
What’s a Verb?
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“The part of speech that expresses
existence, action, or occurrence in most
languages”
Or in other words; A word that indicates
an action, an event, or a state
•Classify each verb as: auxiliary, main, denominal,
compound or catenative
1.Martha ran and jumped, the whole day.
-Compound verb
2. Clarianne will ace that test.
- Auxiliary verb
3. He zuriñagad that hard question.
-Denominal verb
4. He deserves to win that trophy.
-Catenative verb
5. You loved this power point; admit it.
-Main verb
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