Author:
Laura McKinney
Date Of Creation:
6 August 2021
Update Date:
11 May 2024
Content
- Types of action verbs
- Examples of action verbs
- Examples of sentences with action verbs
- Other types of verbs
The action verbs are those that express the actions carried out by the subject in question. For example: evaluate, infer, create, summarize.
Like all verbs, are words that determine the action carried out by the subject.
- See also: State verbs
Types of action verbs
Within the action verbs we can identify different categories. One of them is the one established within the field of knowledge, which distinguishes the following types of verbs:
- Evaluative. They express judgment about something. For example: evaluate, to criticize, assess or discriminate.
- Applications. They express the resolution of a problem and the application of theories or laws. For example: to elaborate, use,explain, show.
- Synthesis. They organize what is expressed so that it is easier to understand. For example: categorize, synthesize, create.
- Analysis. They allow to identify opinions, meanings, errors or structures. For example: analyze, identify, pull apart, infer.
- Of understanding. They express the understanding of norms or facts or the interpretation of data. For example: explain, understand, summarize.
- Of knowledge. They express certain facts and describe methods. For example: enumerate, pose, underline.
Examples of action verbs
Talk | Collect | Bath |
Read | Miss | Run |
To draw | Take a walk | Be born |
Hear | Sing | Grow |
Walk | Know | Cut |
to write | Look at | Whistle |
Cook | Search for | Fine tune |
Clean | Fix | To film |
Study | Sound | Prepare |
Build | Want | Underline |
Examples of sentences with action verbs
Here are some sentences that contain action verbs, as an example:
- I upset that the people I talked at the cinema. Always me unconcentrated.
- Am reading an excellent book. I know call "The gospel according to Jesus Christ", wrote José Saramago.
- The plastic teacher asked what let's draw a landscape for the next class.
- When study I can not hear music. I I distract Very easily.
- We could go to walk to the center; I love me to buy some books.
- Am writing my third novel. Narrates the life of a family during World War II.
- Sundays always i cook I know about of my specialty, especially ravioli with tomato sauce.
- We have what clean the kitchen. Stayed all dirty after the party that we did
- After gym class I have what study morning I surrender the final exam.
- My uncles is it sobuilding a house near the beach, in Santa Teresita.
- Am collecting Rock bands LP. Already I have several of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Doors, among others.
- Strange a lot live In this city. Have so many things to do. I loved go to museums and ethnic restaurants.
- This weekend come on to go to take a walk to the ecological reserve. I they counted what have an excellent bike trail.
- Romina sings very well. The they called for what participant of a rock band that is forming.
- No i know this neighborhood. It's the first time that I come since alive In this city.
- We could look at a movie. At 10 Starts a very good that stars Leonardo Dicaprio. I know call "The wolf of Wall Street"
- At 9 o'clock I will look for for go to piano class. Tea I call before leaving just in case.
- We have what fix Computer. Is working very slow and the needed for to work.
- Always dream with which a thief pursues and that I am very scared, but no may lshout.
- For my birthday I want what let's go to dinner at the Mexican restaurant that like.
- It can serve you: Sentences with and without verbs
Other types of verbs
Attributive verbs | Action verbs |
Copulative verbs | State verbs |
Auxiliary verbs | Defective verbs |
Transitive verbs | Derived verbs |
Pronominal verbs | Impersonal verbs |
Quasi-reflex verbs | Primitive verbs |
Reflective and defective verbs | Transitive and intransitive verbs |