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| Action words in English |
Activity Action words:
Definition: Activity action words express physical or mental activity.
Model: He hurried to get the transport.
Connecting Action words:
Definition: Connecting action words interface the subject to a subject supplement, which renames or portrays the subject.
Model: She appears to be worn out.
(Here, appears joins the subject she to the subject supplement tired.)
Helper Action words (Aiding Action words):
Definition: Helper action words are utilized along with primary action words to communicate shades of time and state of mind.
Model: She is singing. (Here, is the helper action word utilized with the fundamental action word singing to demonstrate present constant tense.)
Modular Action words:
Definition: Modular action words express need, probability, capacity, authorization, or commitment.
Model: "You ought to read up for your test." (Here, "ought to" communicates guidance or suggestion.)
Transitive Action words:
Definition: Transitive action words require an immediate item to finish their importance.
Model: She ate an apple. (Here, "ate" is the transitive action word, and "apple" is the immediate item.)
Intransitive Action words:
Definition: Intransitive action words don't need an immediate item to finish their significance.
Model: He laughed.(Here, laughed is the intransitive action word; there is no immediate item.)
Ordinary Action words:
Definition: Ordinary action words structure their previous tense and past participle by adding - ed to the base structure.
Model: She strolled to the store.
Unpredictable Action words:
Definition: Unpredictable action words don't adhere to the guideline rules for formation.
Model: He went to the party.(The past tense of go is went, which is unpredictable.)
Limited Action words:
Definition: Limited action words show tense, individual, and number.
Model: She composes a letter. (Here, composes concurs with the subject She in current state.
Non-Limited Action words:
Definition: Non-limited action words don't show tense, individual, or number.
Model: He jumps at the chance to swim. (Here, "to swim" is a non-limited action word working as the object of the action word likes.)
