Verb

  • A Verb ia a word describing an action in a sentence.
  • Verbs have three forms: the Base, the Past, the Past Participle.

Regular verbs

  • These are identified by adding -ing to the Base form and -ed to the Past form.

Irregular verbs

  • These have different forms for the Past form and the Past Participle.

Adverb

  • An adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a an adjective, verb or other adverb.
  • They answer the question How, What, Why, When and Where.
  • Examples are: He swam quickly, Slowly, Rapidly, Clumsily, Badly, Diligently, Sweetly, Warmly, Sadly.

Strong verbs

  • Strong verbs are associated with Irregular verbs and weak verbs are associated with Regular verbs.
  • It depends on how the past tense is formed.

 

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