Verb
Verbs are one of the four major word classes. A verb refers to an action, event or state [1].
Two kinds of verbs exist in English: lexical and auxiliary. Lexical verbs belong to the indefinitely large general vocabulary of the
language. Auxiliary verbs ‒ a special and very restricted set of verbs [Burton-Roberts, 67].
Verbs are words that are the grammatical centre of a predicate. It is inflected for agreement with the subject, for tense, voice, mood, or for aspect.
Most verbs have other important forms that are called participles. Participles are forms used to create other verb tenses [3].
There are six types of verbs:
1. Action Verbs (describe actions).
2. Transitive Verbs (always followed by a direct object).
3. Intransitive Verbs (the action is being performed by the subject of the sentence).
4. Linking Verbs (connect the subject to the additional information that's about to come: am, is, are).
5. Helping Verbs (used in cases where the linking verb on its own is not sufficient to form a complete thought or sentence).
6. Stative Verbs (describe a position or state of being; they have no duration, no beginning and no end) [4].
⠀ 1. Retrieved from: Cambridge Online Dictionary [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/грамматика/британская-грамматика/verbs].
⠀ 2. Noel Burton-Roberts. (2011). Analysing sentences: An Introduction to English Syntax. London: Routledge
⠀ 3. Retrieved from: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verb].
⠀ 4. Retrieved from: Your Dictionary [https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/verbs/what-is-a-verb.html].