Monday, December 27, 2010

Action verbs
     Transitive verbs

  • Transitive verb(V) requires an object(O).And the object comes after the verb.
For example: - The beautiful actress smilled (V).
                     - Terri sleeps like a boy(V)
                       Diamonds gleam (V) and sparkle(V)

Non action verbs 'to Be'/ Be

  • Am, is, are, was, were been, being
An adjective

  • Modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words.
  • An adjective usually precedes the noun or the pronoun which it modifies.
verbs change their form
- sometimes endings are added
       Learn- learned
- sometimes the word itself becomes different
      Teach- taught
- the different forms of verbs show different meanings related to such things as:

  • Tense(past, present,future)
  • person(first, person, second person, third person)
  • number(singular, plural)
  • voice(active,passive)
Noun

  • A word which names a person, place or thing.
  • There are generally four classes of nouns.
Class of noun

  • Common nouns 
  • proper nouns
  • collective nouns
  • Abstract nouns

Verb

  • A word which shows action or state of being.
  • Every sentence must have a verb.
  • Actions verbs(Transitive and intransitive)
  • Non-actions verbs(be verbs and linking verbs)
Action verbs

  1. An action verbs expresses that someone or something does(E.g run, talk, eat, write, work, give)
   Examples,

  • his mother sings him a lullaby.
  • She hugs him tightly and kisses his cheeks.
  • The baby looks at his mother.
  • He laughs and gurgles contentedly.
  • His mother gazes at him adoringly.

Parts of speech

open class

  • Nouns
  • Verbs
  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
closed class

  • Pronouns
  • prepositions
  • conjunctions
  • Determiners
  • Interjection