| A | B |
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| verb | expresses action or state of being |
| main verb | a primary verb that expresses action or state of being |
| helping verb | an auxillary verb that assists in expressing action or state of being |
| verb phrase | the main verb and any helping verbs functioning together as a unit to express action or state of being |
| action verb | a verb that expresses physcial or mental activity |
| transitive verb | a verb in which an object receives the action of the verb |
| intransitive verb | a verb in which there is no object to receive the action of the verb |
| linking verb | a verb that connects the subject to a word in the predicate that renames or modifies the subject |
| verb tense | the time indicated by the action or state of being of the verb |
| past tense | happened or existed already |
| present tense | happening or existing now |
| future tense | will happen or exist later |
| adverb | describes or modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb |
| questions that adverbs answer | "How?" "When?" "Where?" "To what extent?" |
| "How?" adverbs | adverbs that describe in what manner an action is performed |
| "When?" adverbs | adverbs that describe the time in which an aciton is performed |
| "Where?" adverbs | adverbs that describe the place or location in which an action is performed |
| "To what extent?" | adverbs that describe to what degree an adjective or adverb is exemplified |
| comparative adverbs | adverbs that compare two actions |
| superlative adverbs | adverbs that compare three or more actions |
