Verbs

Introduction

Verbs represent the action that is taking place in the sentence.

The different kinds of verbs are:

• Transitive and intransitive verbs
• Action verbs
• Being verbs
• Linking verbs

Transitive vs intransitive verbs

Transitive verbs are verbs that have a direct objectA direct object is a word or phrase that receives the action of a verb. For example: “I fed the cat.” In this sentence, the direct object “cat” receives the action of “fed.” but do not have an indirect object. Intransitive verbs use neither a direct object nor an indirect objectAn indirect object is a word or phrase that receives the direct object. For example: “I made my friends dinner.” The indirect object is “my friends” because it receives the direct object “dinner.”. They are action verbs that are complete on their own.

Examples:

• Transitive → “I cleaned the kitchen.”
• Intransitive → “I went for a run.”

In the above examples, “cleaned” is a transitive verb because it requires an object (“the kitchen”) to complete its meaning. “Went”, on the other hand, is an intransitive verb because it does not require an object to complete its meaning; it stands alone.

Action verbs

Action verbs, also called dynamic verbs, are one of the most common verbs ...