Answer to Question #218386 in English for Elyda

Question

List the different types of verbs.

Answer 1

Verbs are words that express action or state of being. There are classified into three classes; action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs.

Action verbs are words that express action (give, eat, walk, etc.) or possession (have, own, etc.). Action verbs can be either transitive or intransitive.

A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject. This noun or adjective is called the subject complement. 

Helping verbs are used before action or linking verbs to convey additional information regarding aspects of possibility (can, could, etc.) or time (was, did, has, etc.). The main verb with its accompanying helping verb is called a verb phrase.