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Verb
Grammatical part of speech for what someone or something does, experiences, or is. Verbs are of crucial importance to the construction of the sentence. The rules governing the correct use and spelling of verbs are complex, involving consideration of number, voice, mood, aspect, and tense.
Verbs can be categorized as ‘main’ and auxiliary. A verb may be formed from a noun or an adjective by adding an affix (or prefix).
Sentence analysis involves a detailed study of verb forms, including infinitive, transitive, intransitive, modal, regular, and phrasal verbs.
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active voice
adjectival clause
adjectival phrase
adjective
adverb
adverbial clause
adverbial phrase
affix
agreement
antecedent (grammar)
apposition
article (grammar)
aspect
auxiliary verb
clause
complement (language)
complex sentence
conditional clause
conjugation
conjunction (language)
connective
continuous tense
declarative sentence
demonstrative
determiner
diminutive
direct object
direct speech
double negative
exclamative sentence
finite (grammar)
future in the past
future tense
grammar
grammatical boundary
imperative
indirect object
indirect speech
inflection (grammar)
interrogative
intransitive verb
irregular verb
major sentence
minor sentence
modal verb
mood (grammar)
non-finite verb
noun
noun clause
noun phrase
number (language)
object (grammar)
parsing
part of speech
participle
passive voice
past participle
past tense
perfect tense
person
phrasal verb
phrase (language)
phrase-structure grammar
plural
predicate
prefix
preposition
prepositional phrase
present participle
present tense
pronoun
regular verb
sentence (grammar)
sentence analysis
sentence structure
simple tense
strong verb
subject (grammar)
subordinate clause
syntax
tautology
tense
transitive verb
verb
verb phrase
voice (grammar)
weak verb
adjectival clause
adjectival phrase
adjective
adverb
adverbial clause
adverbial phrase
affix
agreement
antecedent (grammar)
apposition
article (grammar)
aspect
auxiliary verb
clause
complement (language)
complex sentence
conditional clause
conjugation
conjunction (language)
connective
continuous tense
declarative sentence
demonstrative
determiner
diminutive
direct object
direct speech
double negative
exclamative sentence
finite (grammar)
future in the past
future tense
grammar
grammatical boundary
imperative
indirect object
indirect speech
inflection (grammar)
interrogative
intransitive verb
irregular verb
major sentence
minor sentence
modal verb
mood (grammar)
non-finite verb
noun
noun clause
noun phrase
number (language)
object (grammar)
parsing
part of speech
participle
passive voice
past participle
past tense
perfect tense
person
phrasal verb
phrase (language)
phrase-structure grammar
plural
predicate
prefix
preposition
prepositional phrase
present participle
present tense
pronoun
regular verb
sentence (grammar)
sentence analysis
sentence structure
simple tense
strong verb
subject (grammar)
subordinate clause
syntax
tautology
tense
transitive verb
verb
verb phrase
voice (grammar)
weak verb
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