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Verbs

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What IS a verb? Basically, its shows action. Verbs can be words like run, jump, eat, drive, etc. In order to be proper, all sentences MUST contain a verb and a noun/subject. Example: The sentence I am. Is considered to be a complete sentence, because it contains a verb and a noun/subject.

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Verbs and Their Subjects. Some verbs can support a sentence by them selves, these are called intransitive. Others, require a sentence to make them complete. Those would be called transitive. Example: Transitive She gave money to the church. Intransitive The building collapsed. However, you can not always tell which one it may be just from looking at it, because sometimes, a verb can be both! Example: "The monster collapsed the building by sitting on it." Some verbs can support a sentence by them selves, these are called intransitive. Others, require a sentence to make them complete. Those would be called transitive. Example: Transitive She gave money to the church. Intransitive The building collapsed. However, you can not always tell which one it may be just from looking at it, because sometimes, a verb can be both! Example: "The monster collapsed the building by sitting on it."

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Verbs must agree with their person, being whatever point of view they are being spoken from. There are three point of views: first, second and third person. Some first person pronouns are things like: I, me, we, and us. They usually address the name of the speaker. Second person pronouns will always address someone else directly, usually using you. And third person pronouns will refer directly to others using: he, she, it, they, and them. Some singular pronouns will require different verbs than others.

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Verbs must agree with their numbers, numbers meaning whether their noun/subject is singular or plural. Dont be confused, use the rule of 1-S!! Rule of 1-S says: If the noun/subject ends in s or es, then the verb will not, also, if the verb ends in s, the noun/subject will not! Either the subject or the verb will end in -s-- but not both. See? Simple!

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What are they doing?

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And the verbs lived happily ever after!

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Ye Olde Citations and Stuff.