NEVER DO THESE MISTAKES IN THE USE OF VERBS

 A Verb is a word that describes an action, a state, possession, process or an experience. A verb always carries a tense. Verbs are divided into three classes: main (or lexical) verbs, auxiliary verbs and modal verbs.

Lakshman is a teacher ( is denotes ‘state’).

Mohan eats a mango ( ‘eats’ denotes ‘action’).

Radhika had a car (‘had’ denotes ‘possession’).

Main verbs can be transitive or intransitive.

Ø  A transitive verb takes an object.
(a) Vinay drinks a cup of green tea daily. Drink what?- a cup of green tea.
(b) We water the plants regularly. Water-what? - the plants
(c) They helped the villagers. Helped whom? - the villagers.
Here 'drink', 'water', 'help' are transitive verbs. They answer the questions 'what/whom'.

Ø  An intransitive verb does not take an object.
(a) I wake up early in the morning.
(b) Many Hindi actors live in Mumbai.
(c) My mother walks at least five kilometers daily.
Here 'wake up, live, walks' are intransitive verbs. They don't answer the questions 'what/whom'.

Some more examples                                       

1.      One of my friends has gone to the UAE.

2.      Each of the girls was given the medal.

3.      Every one of the workers has stayed away from work.

4.      Neither of the participants was able to win the match.

5.      Age and experience brings wisdom to man.

6.      Bread and butter is my favourite break fast.

7.      Where are you going?

8.      When will you come here again?

9.      He asked me if I was going to Dubai.

10.  I asked her if she was learning dance.

11.  You are married, aren’t you?

12.  I like skating, don’t I?

13.  As I was ill, I could not go OR I was ill so I could not go.

14.  Both Hari and Krishna came to see me OR  Hari as well as Krishna came to see me.

15.  She said that she had seen him last night.

16.  The train had left before I arrived.

17.  I went to Vijayawada yesterday.

18.  I had my supper

19.  He knows how to swim

20.  She sharpened her pencil.

21.  I told him to go.

22.  He made a speech.

23.  He gave a lecture.

24.  My tooth is aching.

25.  He scored a goal.

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Answers to the above exercise

1.      When Rome was burning, Nero was playing on the Piano.

2.      They have been staying in the same flat for the last many years.

3.      How long have you been waiting here?

4.      He is interested in doing a job.

5.      They moved to the new house last week.

6.      He has many imported cars.

7.      As soon as I opened the doors the birds flew away.

8.      If I stand on my own legs, my parents will feel happy.

9.      If you had consulted me , I would have advised you what to do.

10.  He visits the library daily.

11.  She enjoys singing patriotic songs.

12.  Why were you absent yesterday?

13. When he was trying to explain the problem, his friend disturbed him.