Verbs
English Language: KS3, topic 3.1.3
Verbs
You need to know the following key terms:
Verb
- An action - a doing word.
- E.g. Sing, walk, dance, laugh, watch, be, do.
Dynamic verb
- A verb which is physically moving or changing.
- E.g. Eat, walk, learn, grow, sleep, talk, run, read, become, go.
Stative verb
- A verb which does not physically move - you cannot see, feel, hear, taste or smell them happening, but they are still happening.
- E.g. Love, hate, prefer, doubt, seem, know, own, understand.
Imperative verbs
- Verbs which give orders – bossy verbs.
- E.g. Stop, bring, give, tell me.
Test yourself on Verbs
What do we call ordering verbs?
Which of the following is a verb?
Toggle until all are correct: Which of these are verbs?