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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Verb

IN the sentence, "I dont want to go to the game" would dont want to go be the action verb?

Also, in "Why dont you like math?", are dont and like the action verbs?
  

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I don't want to go to the game. Your primary action verb is want. Go is also an action verb as well.

  • I don't want to go to the game.
  • Your primary action verb is want.
  • Go is also an action verb as well.
  • Why don't you like math?
  • Do is an auxiliary.
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I don't want to go to the game. 

Your primary action verb is want. Go is also an action verb as well. 

Why don't you like math? 

Do is an auxiliary. Not is the negative and Like is the action verb.
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want is not an action verb. It happens internally. No one can see you wanting something.
go is an action verb. You can be observed going somewhere, performing the action of going.

like is not an action verb for the same reasons given for want, above.

CJ

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