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verb. The main verb expresses the main action or state of being of the subject
in the sentence. Main verbs have meaning on their own.
Toda frase tem que ter um verbo. Algumas vezes, as sentenas possuem mais
de um tipo de verbo. O verbo principal expressa a ao principal ou a
condio do sujeito na sentena. Verbos principais trazem um significado
completo.
Main verbs can be transitive or intransitive.
Os verbos principais podem ser transitivos ou intransitivos.
A transitive verb expresses an action and is followed by a direct/indirect
object (thing or person that receives the action of the verb): Somebody
killed the President.
Um verbo transitivo expressa uma ao e seguido por um objeto
direto/indireto (coisa ou pessoa que sofre a ao do verbo): Somebody
killed the President.
An intransitive verb also expresses an action, but is not followed by a
direct object: The president died.
Um verbo intransitive tambm expressa uma ao, mas no seguido
de objeto: The president died.
Many verbs can be transitive or intransitive.
Os verbos principais podem ser transitivos ou intransitivos.
Auxiliary verbs (o verbo auxiliar)
Main verbs can stand alone, or they can be helped by some other little verbs
(auxiliary verbs or helping verbs). Helping verbs do not show the action of the
subject, they just show the tense of the verb.
Os verbos principais podem vir ss na sentena ou podem ser auxiliados por
outros verbos (verbos auxiliares). Verbos auxiliares no contm a ao do
sujeito, eles apenas mostram o tempo verbal da sentena.
Some common helping verbs are has, have, had, am, is, are, was, were,
do, does, did, will
The main verb is always the last word in a verb phrase.
O verbo principal sempre o ltimo do grupo de verbos.
Tip: The verb to be (am, is, are, was, were) can also be a linking verb. Linking
verbs do not express action. They connect the subject of the verb to additional
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information about the subject showing the relationship between the subject of
the sentence and a noun or adjective being linked to it. So it is important to try
to recognize in a sentence whether the verb to be is an auxiliary verb or linking
verb.
My cat is very lazy (Cat and lazy are linked because lazy describes
the cat).
The film was interesting (film and interesting are linked because
interesting describes the film.)
Dica: O verbo to be (am, is, are, was, were) tambm pode ser um verbo de
ligao. Verbos de ligao no expressam ao. Eles ligam o sujeito do verbo
com alguma informao a mais sobre o sujeito mostrando a relao entre o
sujeito da frase e um substantivo ou adjetivo ligado a ele. Ento, importante
reconhecer em uma frase se o verbo to be verbo auxiliar ou um verbo de
ligao.
Pessoa
Do
I/YOU/WE/YOU
(PLURAL)/THEY
3 pessoa singular
HE/SHE/IT
Does
Exemplo interrogao
(questions)
AUXILIARY
VERB
PRONOUN
PRINCIPLE VERB
PRONOUN
PRINCIPLE VERB
Pessoa
Exemplo negao
Do not (dont)
Does not
(doesnt)
I/YOU/WE/YOU
(PLURAL)/THEY
3 pessoa singular
HE/SHE/IT
Eu estudo na UFSB
He workS in UFSB
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