A word that asserts an action.
What is a verb?
"to" + a verb
What is the Infinitive
Indicative, Imperative or Subjunctive (refers to)
What is Mood
Simple Tense, Present, 2nd Person Plural
What is: You are.
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What is 4.
Does not transfer the action from the subject to an object.
What is an intransitive verb?
play, plays (form)
What is the present form?
Irregular verbs: 5 principal parts of to be
to be, am/are/is, was/were, being, been
Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Past
What is: He/She/It had been.
IEW
begins with a preposition, ends with a noun and never includes a verb
what is: a prepositional opener (or phrase)
I or We
What is the 1st Person?
verb + "ed"
What is the past (form)?
Simple Tense, Present, 1st person singular
What is I am.
Progressive Tense, 1st Person Plural, Future
What is: We shall be being.
Style:
go/went, say/said, good, bad, pretty, big, small
What are banned words?
Singular or Plural
What is Number?
verb + "ing"
What is the Present Participle?
Type of verb for which the test is: The verb is followed by a noun that does not re-name the subject.
What is a transitive verb
We had been being
What is: Past, 3rd person plural, Perfect Progressive
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what is 4
Active or Passive
What is a verb mood?
verb + "-ed" or "-en" or "-t"
What is the Past Participle.
5 principal parts of verbs
what are: infinitive, present, past, present participle, past participle
Perfect Progressive Tense, Future, 3rd Person Plural
What is: They will have been being.
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What is 225?