These are the words which describe an action, event or state of being in a sentence. It is derived from the Latin ‘verbum’ which means ‘a word’. If it is proper to compare different parts of speech according to their relative importance, then verbs can be considered as the most important part of speech. You can form a sentence without any of the other parts of speech, but you cannot make a sentence without a verb.
For example: Run! Jump! Fight! Eat! Drink! Sing! |
All these can be regarded as sentences as they contain the most important part of a sentence—verb. However, the following don’t:
This not a sentence. Why this not a sentence? |
In both these cases, the verbs are absent. Hence, they cannot be called sentences. Let us study verbs in detail.
Properties of verbs
As mentioned before, verbs are used for describing an action, event or state of being. The same verb can be used differently in different sentences. Let us study the properties of a verb that undergo changes. These properties are as follows:
1. Person and Number
2. Tense
3. Voice
4. Mood
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