This document discusses different types of verbs including: auxiliary/helping verbs, modal verbs, linking verbs, reflexive verbs, infinitives, action verbs, transitive verbs, intransitive verbs, gerunds, and provides examples of each. It also outlines 5 rules for verb usage including subject-verb agreement rules when the subject is modified, joined by conjunctions, an indefinite pronoun, or collective noun.

1. INTRODUCTION
• Amara Tariq 23-NTU-CS-1012
• Faiza Hanif 23-NTU-CS-1023
• Ghulam Mustafa 23-NTU-CS-1028
• Hadia 23-NTU-CS-1029

2. VERB AND ITS TYPES
• In this presentation , we will cover following topics:
• What is a verb?
• Types of verbs?
• Examples of verbs.
• Uses of verbs.
• Rules of their uses

3. What is a verb?
• A verb is a word that describes what the subject of a sentence is
doing. Verbs can indicate (physical or mental) actions,
occurrences, and states of being.
• Examples:
• Jeffrey builds a house.
• Anita is thinking about horses.
• True love exists.

4. Types of verbs :
• Auxiliary verbs/helping verbs:
• Auxiliary verbs or helping verbs, as the name suggests, is a verb
that is used to help another verb sound sensible and meaningful. It
is used to change the other verb’s tense, mood or voice.
• Examples:
• Am
• Is
• Are
• Were.

5. Model verbs:
• Model verbs are those verbs that are used to denote the
possibility, probability, capability or necessity of something
happening.
• Example:
• Can
• Could
• Will
• May

6. Linking verbs:
• Linking Verbs is a type of verb that is used to link the subjects in a
sentence to the other parts of the sentence so that it is
meaningful.
• Examples:
• Danny is my brother
• In this example, the verb ‘is’ is used to connect the subject
‘Danny’ as the ‘brother’ of the speaker

7. Reflexive Verb:
• When the Subject and the Object are the same and the Verb
reflects on the Subject, that is the Reflexive Verb. These Verbs are
often used with Reflexive Pronouns like - myself, himself, herself,
itself etc.
• Examples:
• He has done it himself.
• I'll watch it myself.

8. Infinitive:
• The 'to + Verb' forms where the Verbs are at their base or stem
forms while they function as Nouns, Adjectives or Adverbs instead
of Verbs.
• Examples:
• I wanted to help you out.
• Are you trying to go there?

9. Action verbs:
Action verbs indicate what the subject of a sentence performs.
It indicates physical activities or process
Action verbs can be transitive or intransitive.
• Example:
• I painted the car. (The verb ‘paint’ demands an object to be
painted)

10. Transitive Verbs:
• A transitive verb is a verb that requires an object to receive the
action.
Examples:
• Please bring ….?
• Please bring the glass of water.
• Bring is a transitive verb.

11. Intransitive Verb:
• The verb used without an object is called intransitive verb.
• Example:
• I laughed.
• John ran.

12. Gerund:
• The Verbs having -ing endings that function like Nouns in
sentences are called Gerunds.
• Examples:
• Smoking is injurious to health.
• Walking is good for health.

13. Uses of Rules:
• Rule no 1:
• The verb must agree only with the subject.
• Example:
• The biggest problem we face is all the squirrels that have
rabies around here.
• Rule no 2:
• If a subject is modified by the words “each” or “every” that
subject is singular and will take a verb form that ends in “s.”
• Example:
• Each boy and girl walks to the store.

14. Rule no: 3
• If plural subjects are joined by “or,” “nor,” or “but,” the verb
must only agree with the subject that is closest to it.
•
• Example:
• Either Bob or his brother walks to the store.

15. Rule no 4:
• Indefinite pronouns* are usually singular and take a verb form
that ends in “s.” (You will find a list of indefinite pronouns at the
end of this handout.)
• Example:
• Everyone walks to the store.
• Everything comes back eventually.

16. Rule no 5:
• When a collective noun, such as family, group, committee, or
class, is the subject, the verb will end in “s.”
• Example:
• My family with all my crazy cousins always walks to the
store.

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