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Complex Sentences What is it? • A complex sentence consists of joining one independent clause (simple sentence) to one or more dependent clauses. • It doesn’t matter if the independent clause starts or ends the sentence, the meaning is the same. What’s the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?
- What Are Verbs and Their types?
- Types of Verbs with Examples
- Examples of Verbs in Sentences
Definition of Verb: A verb is a part of speech that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being. Verbs are essential components of a sentence as they indicate what the subject is doing or what is happening.
Action Verbs
Action verbs express specific actions, whether they are physical or mental. 1. I can seethe bird in the tree. 2. She lovesto read mystery novels. 3. The cat purred 4. He runsevery morning. 5. They spokein hushed tones. 6. You writebeautiful poetry. 7. She danceswith elegance. 8. We acceptedthe offer gratefully. 9. He thinksdeeply about these issues. 10. The teacher always encouragesher students. 11. She liftedthe box with ease. 12. They traveledacross Europe last summer. 13. He sanga lovely m...
Linking Verbs
Linking verbs connect the subject to additional information about the subject. They do not show action. 1. She isa teacher. 2. The cake smells 3. He seemsupset about the news. 4. The soup tastes 5. The flowers look 6. The book appearsto be old. 7. She becamea successful lawyer. 8. The sky grew 9. The baby feels 10. The story sounds 11. That seems 12. The results were 13. The fabric feels 14. The night became 15. The movie was 16. The room smellslike fresh paint. 17. Her advice sounds 18. The...
Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs
Auxiliary verbs are used together with a main verb to show the verb’s tense or to form a question or negative. 1. She canplay the guitar. 2. I havefinished my homework. 3. We willgo to the park later. 4. You muststop here. 5. He should 6. They mightcome to the party. 7. She doesnot like spinach. 8. I didnot hear the alarm. 9. We areleaving soon. 10. He hasbeen working all day. 11. You weresleeping when I called. 12. They havebeen studying for hours. 13. She iswriting a letter. 14. He waswalki...
Birds chirpat dawn.Waves crashagainst the shore.Children laughThe wind whistlesthrough trees.Consider for example the verbs am, feel, love, hope, think, or disagree. As you will see in this section, there are many types of verbs! How Can You Identify a Verb? It’s easy to identify verbs, often by examining its location in relation to a subject in a sentence.
You will learn about all the elements that need to come together to structure an accurate sentence. There are many sentence errors in the text on the following page, including run-on sentences, sentence fragments, faulty parallel structure, misplaced modifiers, dangling modifiers, faulty subject-verb agreement, and faulty pronoun agreement.
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English Language Lesson: Verbs Just as nouns, the first of the eight parts of speech, play a key role in a sentence, so do verbs. In this lesson, we’ll look at verbs – action or being words – and the way that they can be changed according to tense. We’ll also look at verbals and common verb errors. Verbs
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VERBS –THE BASICS There are two main types of verbs used in the English language: Regular Verbs and Irregular Verbs. These verbs are not a different tense, but they are very important nonetheless. There are three basic forms of verb tenses: simple, perfect, and progressive. These three forms also work together. In this handout
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Example: Oliver sends his love. Example: You seem like a thoughtful person. Example: You deserve a prize. Example: We sat on the stone wall. Example: I have been there before. Example: Can you babysit my kids tonight?
