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UNIT 3

Lesson 11: Action Verbs and

State Verbs

Action Verbs alone can express what subjects did or do. Action Verbs

are also called as Main Verb and Ordinary Verbs.
Examples: Saroj has a ball.
Saroj kicked a ball.
In the first sentence, Saroj does not use any force. The verb ‘has’ shows no
effect. But in the second sentence, Saroj applies some force and the effect of
the force is directed to the ball. The verb ‘kicked’ is an action verb.

Action Verbs can determine Present Tense and Past Tense.
Examples: Bishesta plays the piano. (Present)
Benish played the guitar. (Past)

Action Verbs must agree with subjects in Present Tense.
Examples: They eat ice-cream.

My little sister eats many slices of cake.

‘They’ is a plural subject which agrees with the V1 ‘eat’ and ‘My little sister’

is a singular subject which agrees with the V5 ‘eats’ in the sentences.

A. Underline Action Verbs in each of the following sentences.
1. As you approach the town the first building you see is the university.

2. The wicked fairy bewitched the prince and turned him into a frog.
3. My aggressive brother clenched his teeth.

4. A woodcutter chopped the logs up into firewood.

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