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14 Verbs
Learning Objectives
After completing this chapter, learners will be able to:
• define verb.
• explain importance of verb in the sentence.
Learning Time
Action words are called verbs. They are also called doing words.
Read these sentences.
1. Rudra plays with his ball.
2. Sanya sings a melodious song.
3. Anushka celebrates her birthday every year.
4. Jahanvi draws a nice picture.
In the above sentences, all the highlighted words are known as action words, as they
express the actions done by the noun or the subject.
Reading Time
There are some verbs that do not express the actions but help to say what the noun is.
Such words are known as helping verbs.
Read these sentences.
1. My servant is a faithful person.
2. The emperor was a very kind-hearted man.
3. I will be happy if you attend my party.
4. They are brave soldiers.
5. I am the best athlete.
6. The girls were good dancers.
All the highlighted words in the above sentences are helping verbs. These verbs often
have an adjective after them. They are also known as being words.
Verbs – To show Belonging/Possession
The words like has, have and had are the verbs that denote belonging or possession.
Has and have present tense.
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