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7 7 Verbs
Warm-up
In the following sentences, identify the transitive, intransitive or incomplete verbs and match
them to their respective ovals by drawing lines.
1. The boy is flying a kite.
Transitive
2. The child laughs.
3. Mr Batra appears.
4. They want their books.
5. He will be a soldier.
6. I shall sleep.
Intransitive
7. He is writing an essay.
8. The boy seemed.
9. The girl answered.
10. Sangeeta loves her parents.
11. My sister was angry. Incomplete
12. Lakshman sings.
A verb is a word that expresses an action, a happening or predicates a fact.
Every sentence is made up of different words. The most important word of these groups of words
is the verb. It affirms or predicates an action, a fact or a happening.
Study the following sentences carefully.
A. Actions : 1. The farmer is reaping the crop.
2. The cat chased the rat.
3. Ashoka won many battles.
B. Facts : 1. Food is our basic need.
2. Plants are also living beings.
3. The earth is almost round in shape.
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