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Jay24444 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

English Grammar action verb

I have a question related to action verb. I was looking in the dictionary and it is listed as noun. action verb is not person, place or thing? If it is thing that how does it transfer the action? I'm having hard time understanding the transfer of action. Is it possible to draw an arrow of something showing transfer of action from subject to object? Is action word simply motion in x,y or z direction and associating with object. thanks in advance for help.
  

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Hello, Jay. I am not sure of what worries you, but action verbs may or may not have an object. These are actions verbs: I hit my sister, and then I ran away.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello, Jay.
  • I am not sure of what worries you, but action verbs may or may not have an object.
  • These are actions verbs: I hit my sister, and then I ran away.
  • , it has an object) and the second is intransitive (no object).
  • The action will 'transfer' only in the first case.
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Hello, Jay. I am not sure of what worries you, but action verbs may or may not have an object. These are actions verbs:

I hit my sister, and then I ran away.

The first is transitive (i.e., it has an object) and the second is intransitive (no object). The action will 'transfer' only in the first case.
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