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5 Verbs
Warm-up
Identify the verbs in these sentences.
1. It was great fun.
2. I am an engineer.
3. My mother drives well.
4. The lion has a handsome mane.
5. I have a beautiful necklace.
6. The baby was crying all day.
7. He plays football and chess.
8. He had gone away to the suburbs.
9. Students study for their examination.
10. The girls danced all night at the party.
11. The elephant is the largest animal on land.
12. It was raining during our entire stay in Goa.
13. Rajiv’s brother works in a bank.
14. I love people who are kind to animals.
Verbs show action, state of being and possession.
Verbs can be divided into three categories.
1. Principal and auxiliary verbs
2. Transitive and intransitive verbs
3. Finite and non-finite verbs
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