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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

To be as a stative verb

What does exactly "state" mean in the context of "stative verbs"?
I have checked dictionaries but still very confused about "to be" used as a stative verb?
I know now that the first main verb governs whether the second verb will be an infinitive or a gerund?

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Jigneshbharati What does exactly "state" mean in the context of "stative verbs"? " In grammar, it means there is no action expressed by the verb. There is nothing moving.

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  • Jigneshbharati What does exactly "state" mean in the context of "stative verbs"?
  • " In grammar, it means there is no action expressed by the verb.
  • There is nothing moving.
  • If I say that I am in my house, I have not said anything that indicates an action.
  • I have just given my location.
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JigneshbharatiWhat does exactly "state" mean in the context of "stative verbs"?

The dictionary definition of "state" is "The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time."

In grammar, it means there is no action expressed by the verb. There is nothing moving. If I say that I am in my house, I have not said anything

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JigneshbharatiWhat does exactly "state" mean in the context of "stative verbs"?

Verbs can be dynamic (showing movement or activity) and non-dynamic (showing existence or just a situation at one frozen point in time.) Another word for non-dynamic is "stative." The word "state" is a noun, and "stative" is an adjective.

Harry ran upstairs. (dynamic)

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