Introduction to Reading English/Verbs

A verb is a word or group of words expressing an action, a condition or a state of being.

Categories of Verbs

 * 1) Action verbs describe physical or mental action.
 * 2) * Transitive verb is a verb having a direct object.
 * 3) * Intransitive verb is a verb never having a direct or indirect object to receive its action.
 * 4) Auxiliary (linking) verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that describes the subject.
 * 5) Modal (helping) verbs are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of possibility or time.