Verbs

A. Definition of Verbs
           "Verb is the most complex part of speech." That is Marcella Frank's blessing in his book Modern English Grammar. Yup, verbs is the most ruwed part of speech. Why is said verbs ruwed because the function of verbs in a sentence can determine what type of sentence it is - stetements, questions, commands, exclamations. Not only that, the form of verbs is also varied which can be influenced by the perpetrator, the amount and time used. But what exactly are Verbs ?? Verbs are one of the parts of speech that become the central core of a sentence that serves to show an action of the subject (actor), shows an event or condition.

B. Types of Verbs
            Based on the compliment (complement) of the verbs, verbs are divided into three, namely:
1. Predicating or Linking Verbs
            Predicating is a type of verb 'action' or a verb that requires action.
 Example:The babies cry.She wrote a letter.I remember him.
Whereas linking verbs is a verb connecting between subject and compliment or its complement. Example:The girl is pretty.She is a pretty girl.
2. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
           In short, transitive verbs are verbs that require an object while intransitive verbs are verbs that do not require the existence of an object in a sentence. Consider the following example:
He is reading a book.
He is walking in the park.
Example
a. addressed the existence of a transitive verbs (reading) that requires the existence of an object that is a book.
b. indicates an intransitive verb (walking) with no accompanying objects. Prase 'in the park' in example b. is not an object, it is only an adverb of place (adverb of place).

Based on the shape, Verbs are divided into two, namely:
1. Auxiliary Verbs (Lexical Verbs)
           Auxiliary verbs are also referred to as auxiliary verbs that are used to add
(1) structural elements such as tense, voice, mood and aspects or to show a question and negative form or
(2) auxiliary verbs are also used to indicate ability, possibility or necessity. For more details, my friend can read further articles about Auxiliary Verbs and Auxiliary Verbs Capital.

2. Finite and Non-finite (infinite) Verbs
         Finite and Non-finite verbs are determined by the function of each verbs in a sentence. Finite verbs are verbs that act as full verbs in a sentence both with and without auxiliaries (auxiliary verbs). The form of finite verbs can change depending on the performer, amount, time, and others.
Example:
- I am eating burger now.
- She eats burger everyday.
- She ate burgers last week.
         The three examples above show eating, eating, and ate are finite verb. Also note that the form of the finite verbs changes when there are changes in the subject, amount and time of the sentence.
         Whereas Non-finite verbs are verbs that serve as a complement rather than as core verbs in a sentence. Usually these non-finite verbs are in the form of to-infinitive (to go, to read, to eat) and the verb bent -ing and -ed (going, eating, talked).
Example:
- He likes to eat humburgers.
- He likes eating humberger.

C. Verbs Function
          In the definition of verbs above, verbs have actually been explained in a sentence. Verbs can function as a link between subject and complement, verbs also function as verbs in a sentence. The verbs function is so basic that other functions such as subject, object, and compliment are used in relation to the verbs themselves.

D. Verbs Position
          Verbs are usually used after subejects or before objects or supplements in a sentence. In some cases, Verbs can also appear before the subject if the sentence is in the form of questions (Questions). Consider the following example:
a. I eat candies.
b. He is a teacher.
c. Do they study the lesson?
Example
a. shows the position of the verbs located before the subject (I) and before the object (candies).
b. look at the position of Verbs located before the complement / complement (a teacher) that explains the subject (he).
c. Verbs are located before the subject (they) in a question sentence.

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