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Revision as of 09:27, 15 November 2009
A verb is a kind of word that typically functions as a predicate in a clause. It often describes an event or state. Verbs can show contrast in tense, aspect, voice, mood, person, and number. The verb also controls what type of elements a predicate co-occurs with such as complements, and adjuncts.
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- Crystal, David. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell,