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8 8 Verbs

Warm up
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Underline the verbs and write whether they are transitive, intransitive or linking.

1. Anuj is writing a poem. _________________

2. She danced in the party. _________________

3. We play cricket in the evening. _________________

4. My uncle is a doctor. _________________

5. The children should learn their lessons every day. _________________

We know that every sentence is made up of different words. The most important of

these words is the verb. It affirms or predicates an action, a fact or a happening.

Read the following sentences.

1. The earth is round in shape. (fact)

2. It rained heavily all through the night. (happening)

3. The cat chased the rat. (action)

In these sentences,

is states a fact about the earth.
O
rained expresses a happening.
O
chased expresses an action done by the cat.
O

Kinds of Verbs

There are three main kinds of verbs.

1. Transitive verbs 2. Intransitive verbs 3. Linking verbs

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