What is a Verb ? / āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
What is a Verb ? / āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻŋ ?
A verb is a word that shows action or state of being. āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ, āϝāĻŋ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻŦāĻž āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ Without a verb, a sentence is incomplete. āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āύā§āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
1)Action Verbs / āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ: These verbs show what someone does. āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ They tell about an action. āĻ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻāϞāĻŋ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Ram runs. â runs = action verb ā§°āĻžāĻŽ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āĨ¤ â āĻĻā§ā§°ā§ = āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ
She writes a letter. â writes = action verb. āϤā§āĻā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋ āϞāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ â āϞāϝāĻŧ = āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ
The boy plays football. â plays = action verb. āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϞāĻāύ⧠āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦāϞ āĻā§āϞā§āĨ¤ â āĻā§āϞ⧠= āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ
2)Being Verbs/ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ: These verbs do not show action. āĻāĻ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύā§āĨ¤
They show state, condition or identity. āĻ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž, āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Examples/ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: She is happy. â is = being verb. āϤā§āĻā§āĻāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āĨ¤ â āĻāĻā§ (āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§). I am tired. â am = being verb. āĻŽāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāύā§āϤāĨ¤ â āĻāĻā§āĻ (āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž)
They are students. â are = being verb. āϤā§āĻāĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāϤā§āϰāĨ¤ â āĻāĻā§ (āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻāϝāĻŧ)
Common Being Verbs / āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been (āĻāĻŽ, āĻāĻ, āĻā§°, ā§ąāĻžāĻ, ā§ąāĻžā§°, āĻŦāĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ, āĻŦāĻŋāύ)
Golden Rule / āϏā§āύāĻāĻžāϞ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: Every sentence must have a verb.. āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāϤ āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻ āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤ Without a verb, a sentence is wrong or incomplete. āĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āύā§āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ āĻā§āϞ/āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Examples / āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: Ram in the room. â incomplete (no verb). ā§°āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ āĻžāϤāĨ¤ â āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ
Ram is in the room. â Complete. ā§°āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ āĻžāϤ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ â āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ
Subject â Verb Agreement: Meaning / āĻ ā§°ā§āĻĨ :
Examples: They play. āϤā§āĻāĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻā§āϞā§āĨ¤ We write. āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĨ¤ Students are ready. āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϏā§āϤā§āϤāĨ¤
Wrong vs Right
Wrong Sentence: He play football. Reason: "He" is singular, but "play" is plural verb â mismatch.
Right Sentence: He plays football. Reason: "He" is singular, and "plays" is singular verb â matches correctly.
Wrong Sentence: They plays football. Reason: "They" is plural, but "plays" is singular verb â mismatch.
Right Sentence: They play football.nReason: "They" is plural, and "play" is plural verb â matches correctly.